"shoreward" meaning in All languages combined

See shoreward on Wiktionary

Preposition [English]

Forms: shoreward
Etymology: shore + -ward Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|shore|ward}} shore + -ward Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. moving in the direction of or facing the shore
    Sense id: simple-shoreward-en-prep-4zMN-0pD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ward
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