: 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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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
The glaciers began flowing seaward up to eight times faster.
—Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022
The building, however slipped seaward too rapidly and the plan had to be abandoned.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022
Justin Beal, Harper’s Magazine , 14 Dec. 2022
The ground on the seaward side of the panels will be back-filled so the tiebacks will not be visible when the work is finished.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2022
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Noun
While the sidewalk on the seaward side of Carlsbad Boulevard is closed, pedestrians can use either the sidewalk on the inland, eastern side of the boulevard or on the lower walkway on the seawall near the beach.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
The glaciers began flowing seaward up to eight times faster.
—Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
The picturesque fishing village of Blue Rocks, less than four miles seaward, also beckons.
—Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022
The building, however slipped seaward too rapidly and the plan had to be abandoned.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022
Adjective
On the seaward side of the bridge, the canal widens to meet the harbor.
—Justin Beal, Harper’s Magazine , 14 Dec. 2022
The ground on the seaward side of the panels will be back-filled so the tiebacks will not be visible when the work is finished.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2022
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“Seaward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaward. Accessed 4 Jan. 2026.
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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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