islandward adjective 1adverb 1 adjective1 •Being in or facing towards an island.In each case, the sense of motion is such that the eastern or oceanic side is thrust beneath the western or islandward side of the shallow seismic zone. — 2012 adverb1 •In the direction of an island, toward an island.Soon after, however, we met a canoe, with a young fellow at the paddle, bowling islandward and homeward with a fair wind. — 1873
