From the hill he took a seaward course. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The sailor looked seaward. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adverb : a storm moving seaward. From Dictionary.com.
Adjective : a seaward course. ,a seaward wind. From Dictionary.com.
This was the battle -- to win seaward against the Creep of the shoreward hastening sea. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
Right before this towne from the seaward is a banke of mouing sand, which gathereth and increaseth with the. From Wordnik.com. [The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III] Reference
That very accessibility from seaward, which is her weak point in war time, is her strength in time of peace. From Wordnik.com. [Border and Bastille] Reference
To the seaward, that is from the smaller harbour westwards, Sebastopol and its approaches were thoroughly fortified. From Wordnik.com. [A History of Modern Europe, 1792-1878] Reference
Her thoughts could not stay with them; her eyes traveled seaward. From Wordnik.com. [The Coast of Chance] Reference
If they should find the seaward entrance to the cave, he was lost. From Wordnik.com. [Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume XIII, No. 51: November 12, 1892] Reference
Kingsdown looks seaward, just facing the southern end of the Goodwin. From Wordnik.com. [Heroes of the Goodwin Sands] Reference
The anchorage to seaward of Saigon -- which town is the French capital of. From Wordnik.com. [In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83] Reference
Harbour there is none -- at least none available in a breeze from seaward. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847] Reference
On the seaward side of the house rises Godolphin Hill to a height of about. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
Trafford's eyes turned from the calm face above him and looked out seaward. From Wordnik.com. [Culm Rock The Story of a Year: What it Brought and What it Taught] Reference
Through the broken portion of the wall to seaward a man made his appearance. From Wordnik.com. [Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North] Reference
Its coasts are encircled with coral reefs, extending in some places 3 m. seaward. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"] Reference
The health of every white man who has lived on the seaward side of St. Helena, from. From Wordnik.com. [Letters from Port Royal Written at the Time of the Civil War (1862-1868)] Reference
But it cannot be claimed that Wadebridge is on the coast, and we must retreat seaward. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
Dinner we ate below, with seaward port-holes blinded, and sweat dripping from our chins. From Wordnik.com. [The Spinner's Book of Fiction] Reference
It lies on the seaward side of the hammer-shaped peninsula forming part of the district of. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"] Reference
I was scarce a quarter of a mile to seaward, and it was my first thought to paddle in and land. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7] Reference
On steaming seaward the next morning desolation, destruction, and wreck were everywhere manifest. From Wordnik.com. [In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83] Reference
Sestos, the European fort, is also very strong seaward, but is commanded by a hill that rises behind it. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833] Reference
It is picturesquely situated on both banks of the stream, curving seaward at the foot of some wooded hills. From Wordnik.com. [Travels in the Far East] Reference
Wherever the waste of the entire island may descend, it is met by a seaward tide twice in the twenty-four hours. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865] Reference
The sea coast has its specialities, some insects even flying well out to seaward, in crossing from land to land. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy.] Reference
There are capabilities here for almost unlimited growth, and the district, inland and seaward, is full of charm. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
A Welshman, looking seaward at early dawn, discovered the sad plight of the sinking ship, and hastily ran for help. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands] Reference
Several times he cast anxious eyes seaward, hoping that the noise of the fight might bring the Brooklyn to the port. From Wordnik.com. [Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser A Brave Fight Against Odds] Reference
Petellin, the fat little trader, explained that roofs in Katmai had a way of sailing off to seaward when the wind blew. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories] Reference
Fortifications of massive walls and the best of modern guns protect the lower parts and also the seaward side of the city. From Wordnik.com. [Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania] Reference
Just beyond the wall is a vertical drop where the seaward side of the cliff has been sheared off by centuries of quarrying. From Wordnik.com. [Country diary: Somerset] Reference
Yang-tsze-Kiang, "Son of the Ocean," brings seaward, annually, as much solid matter as would make an island as large as Ireland!. From Wordnik.com. [In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83] Reference
However this may be, it follows from my premises that, in the end, these waters obtained a sudden release, and poured seaward with. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866] Reference
In the afternoon we slipped from the buoy and steamed seaward for tactics, returning the following day to prepare for going in dock. From Wordnik.com. [In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83] Reference
In addition one bathes, in summer, in the lapping waves, and in winter sits in a glass shelter which breaks the wind, and gazes seaward. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobilist Abroad] Reference
The irregularly scattered houses, amidst trees and greensward, have something the appearance of Singapore, when viewed from the seaward. From Wordnik.com. [In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83] Reference
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