AskDefine | Define landward

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landward adv : toward land; "landward, miles of rough grass marshes melt into low uplands" [syn: landwards]

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Adjective

landward
  1. In the direction towards land, as opposed to in the direction out to sea.
    The landward side of the fort facced more dangerous land guns than the otherwise which only faced what could be put on a ship.
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