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seaward

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for seaward.

Editorial note

Everyone knows that Pharaoh and his army were on horses as they chased Moses and the Israelites seaward.

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Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of seaward gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

adverb

In the direction of the sea, toward the sea.

adjective

Being in or facing towards the sea, as opposed to the land.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for seaward.

Example sentences

1

Everyone knows that Pharaoh and his army were on horses as they chased Moses and the Israelites seaward.

2

Scrape off the seaward row of houses, let the sand under them become the new beach.

3

The total shoreline length of these islands approaches 200,000 km, with 7.57% showing signs of landward erosion and 6.05% expanding seaward.

4

Because they're all that's holding the property together their root systems are exposed on the seaward side, and they are _massive_.

5

Public access to Martins Beach, and to all land seaward of the mean high tide line in California, is guaranteed in the state’s constitution and mandated within the Coastal Act of 1976.

6

It is a strong seaward wind just in southern France.

7

This ownership applies to lava flows extending seaward from the coastline — increasing the size of Hawaii island — not to those that cover the existing property.

8

Admittedly it's a bit of a puzzle how in practice either their former seaward neighbors, or the public, could lay claim to a share of that increase in value.

9

However, the loss of an ice shelf can speed up the seaward flow of the nonfloating glacial ice behind it, and this ice can in turn contribute to sea-level rise.

10

Then you still need to think, to avoid getting caught in tough water with a muscle cramp, or getting caught by seaward currents during tides, etc, etc.

11

That gives a longest in NZ of 365.3 km from Ruapehu, skirting past close by Tapuae-o-Uenuku (in the Inland Kaikoura Range) to a point on the Seaward Kaikoura Range near the peak of Manakau.

12

> Since Bangor, Washington, now houses the largest single nuclear weapons site in the world, it needs protection from all sides, including the seaward side.

Quote examples

1

Instead, I'd like to nominate "The Seaward".

2

I think you missed this part: "Public access to Martins Beach, and to all land seaward of the mean high tide line in California, is guaranteed in the state’s constitution and mandated within the Coastal Act of 1976."

3

For what it's worth, the closest thing that I've found to my "sushi pile" is the "Toastoba" appetizer at the Sushi House in Ventura, on Seaward Ave.

4

Continental Shelf area bounded on the northeast, north, and northwest by the States of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida and extending to the seaward boundary with Mexico and Cuba".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use seaward in a sentence?

Everyone knows that Pharaoh and his army were on horses as they chased Moses and the Israelites seaward.

What does seaward mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is seaward?

seaward is commonly used as noun, adverb, adjective.