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/kohst"weuhrd/, adv.1. Also, coastwards. toward the coast: We left the sinking ship in lifeboats and rowed coastward.adj.2. directed toward the coast: a coastward migration.[1850-55; COAST + -WARD]
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coastward — [kōst′wərd] adj., adv. toward the coast: also coastwards [kōst′wərdz] adv … English World dictionary
coastward — or coastwards adverb Date: 1840 toward the coast • coastward adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
coastward — 1. adjective near the coast 2. adverb towards the coast … Wiktionary
coastward — adv. toward the coast … English contemporary dictionary
coastward — coast·ward … English syllables
coastward — coast•ward [[t]ˈkoʊst wərd[/t]] adv. 1) navig. Also, coast′wards. toward the coast 2) navig. directed toward the coast • Etymology: 1850–55 … From formal English to slang
coastward — adverb in the direction of the coast … Useful english dictionary
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onshore — adv 1. landward, landwards, coastward, coastwards, shoreward, toward the land or coast or shore, inland; off or away from the water or sea or lake; with the waves. 2. coastwise, along the coast, following the coast, hugging the shore, Archaic.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
coast|wards — «KOHST wuhrdz», adverb. = coastward. (Cf. ↑coastward) … Useful english dictionary
