adv / adj · neutral
bayward
UK/ˈbeɪ.wəd/US/ˈbeɪ.wɚd/BAY·ward
Band 6-7speakingtask2
moving or directed toward a bay
Examples
“Fishermen steered their boats bayward as the storm approached the open sea.”
“Plastic waste was seen drifting bayward, accumulating near the inlet.”
“The wind blew bayward, pushing the small craft closer to shore.”
Band 8 sentence
“Coastal management plans must account for bayward transport of sediment when assessing shoreline change.”
Collocations
- drift bayward
- bayward current
Word family
bayward adv / adjbaywards adv
Common mistakes
to bay→to the bay / bayward
baywards used before noun→bayward (modifier) / baywards (adverb)
Say it for a higher band
5to the bay→6towards the bay→7+bayward
Synonyms
toward the bay
Easily confused
seaward
“The coastguard moved seaward to intercept the drifting boat.”
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