adjective / adverb · neutral
landward
UK/ˈlændwəd/US/ˈlændwərd/LAND·ward
Band 5-6task2speaking
toward the land or shore (from the sea)
Examples
“Storm surges pushed debris landward, damaging coastal roads.”
“The fortifications face landward to protect against inland attacks.”
“Currents shifted landward during the spring tides.”
Band 8 sentence
“During the typhoon the waves were driven landward, causing severe coastal flooding.”
Collocations
- landward side
- pushed landward
Word family
landward adj/adv
Common mistakes
toward land→toward the land / landward
Say it for a higher band
5toward the land→6inland→7+landward
Synonyms
inland
Easily confused
seaward
“Tide moves seaward as the water level falls.”
inland
“The weather becomes drier inland.”
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