shoreward

About 0.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective In the direction of the shoreline, relatively speaking.
2. adjective Facing the shore.
3. adverb Toward the shore.
4. noun The side facing the shore.

Similar words

coastward alongshore coastwise windward leeward westward windwise eastwardly longshore westwardly

Often followed by

of and side to from in with by end

Word family

shorewards