"coastward" meaning in English

See coastward in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: coast + -ward Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|coast|ward}} coast + -ward Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} coastward (not comparable)
  1. towards the coast Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-coastward-en-adj-cYQoqS46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ward Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ward: 50 50

Adverb

Etymology: coast + -ward Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|coast|ward}} coast + -ward Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} coastward (not comparable)
  1. towards the coast Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-coastward-en-adv-cYQoqS46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ward Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ward: 50 50

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