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Definitions shoreward adjective  In the direction of the shoreline, relatively speaking. 1903: Jack London, The Call of the Wild http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=/texts/english/modeng/publicsearch/modengpub.o2w&act=surround&offset=447247512&tag=London,+Jack:+The+Call+of+the+Wild,+1903&query=+shoreward&id=LonCall :When he felt him grasp his tail, Buck headed for the bank, swimming with all his splendid strength. But the progress was slow; the progress down-stream amazingly rapid. which faces the shore 1905: Robert Louis Stevenson, The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses http://books.google.com/books?vid=LCCN05024183&id=QcNXAd9cPyoC&pg=PA190&lpg=PA190&dq=shoreward&as_brr=1 :If their enemies were really on the watch, if they had beleaguered the end of the pier, he and Lord Foxham were taken in a posture of poor defense... adverb  toward the shore 18??: Alfred Tennyson, The Lotos-Eaters http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Lotos-Eaters :"Courage!" he said, and pointed toward the land, :"This mounting wave will roll us soon." Etymology: From shore and -ward Supplemental Details:Sponsor an extended definition for shoreward for as little as $10 per month. Click here to contact us.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550100250500 results per page. Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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