: the direction or side away from land and toward the open sea
1
: directed or situated toward the sea
2
: coming from the sea
a seaward wind
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
While water depth at the offshore testing area, which is just over 300 yards from the seaward end of the pier, is approximately 36 feet deep, water depths off the northern and southern sides of the pier only average 10 to 20 feet.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2025
David Ferry, Outside Online, 22 June 2016
The picturesque fishing village of Blue Rocks, less than four miles seaward, also beckons.
—Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022
Justin Beal, Harper’s Magazine , 14 Dec. 2022
At the first sight of tuna, the sea lions begin zigzagging and porpoising on the seaward side of the school, gradually driving the fish toward the other end of the cove.
—Stephanie Stone, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2018
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Noun
The legislation now applies only to buildings that sit at least partially on the seaward side of the state’s coastal construction control line, a boundary that hugs the coast and is meant to restrict construction near beaches.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
While water depth at the offshore testing area, which is just over 300 yards from the seaward end of the pier, is approximately 36 feet deep, water depths off the northern and southern sides of the pier only average 10 to 20 feet.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2025
Adverb
Rips flow seaward, out to deep water, so beach access signs across the country advise swimmers to paddle parallel to the beach to escape the them.
—David Ferry, Outside Online, 22 June 2016
The picturesque fishing village of Blue Rocks, less than four miles seaward, also beckons.
—Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022
Adjective
On the seaward side of the bridge, the canal widens to meet the harbor.
—Justin Beal, Harper’s Magazine , 14 Dec. 2022
At the first sight of tuna, the sea lions begin zigzagging and porpoising on the seaward side of the school, gradually driving the fish toward the other end of the cove.
—Stephanie Stone, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2018
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“Seaward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaward. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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seaward
1 of 3 noun
sea·ward
ˈsē-wərd 
: the direction or side away from land and toward the open sea
seaward
2 of 3 adjective1
: going or located toward the sea
2
: coming from the sea
a seaward wind
seaward
3 of 3 adverb
variants
also seawards
-wərdz
: toward the sea
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