adverb / adjective · neutral
seaward
UK/ˈsiːwəd/US/ˈsiːwɚd/SEA·ward
Band 5-6speakingtask2
toward the sea; in the direction of the sea or coast
Examples
“The cliff slopes seaward for several kilometres.”
“They pushed the boat seaward.”
“seaward movement”
Band 8 sentence
“Rising sea levels are forcing many coastal communities to consider seaward defences and managed retreat strategies.”
Collocations
- seaward slope
- move seaward
- push seaward
Word family
seaward adv., adj.seawards adv. (BrE variant)
Common mistakes
They sailed to seaward.→They sailed seaward.
The coast extends seawardly.→The coast extends seaward.
Say it for a higher band
5to the sea→6toward the sea→7+seaward
Synonyms
towards the sea
Easily confused
seaside
“The fishermen launched their boats seaward at first light.”
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