landward

Speech parts

1. landward - Noun

2. landward - Adjective

3. landward - Adverb

Meaning

Toward the land.

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Examples

landward, miles of rough grass marshes melt into low uplands Source: Internet

But one reason the war bogged down into stalemate on the landward side was because ancient navies were ineffective at maintaining seaward blockades of enemy ports. Source: Internet

Compounding this error, the French only prepared their ships for battle on their starboard (seaward) sides, from which they expected the attack would have to come; their landward port sides were unprepared. Source: Internet

Instead, they secretly beached their ships out of sight of their target, marched overland, and attacked the towns from the landward side, which was usually less fortified. Source: Internet

Landward lights visible from the shoreline at eye level for a sea turtle, and beach equipment, such as tents, canopies, chairs and rafts, left on the beach overnight, can be diversions and barriers to sea turtles on their way to and from the Gulf. Source: Internet

Sea cliffs retreat landward because of the constant undercutting of slopes by waves. Source: Internet

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