landward: Meaning and Definition of

land•ward

Pronunciation: (land'wurd), [key]
— adv.
  1. toward the land or interior.
—adj.
  1. lying, facing, or tending toward the land or away from the coast.
  2. being in the direction of the land: a landward breeze.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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