shoreward adjective 2adverb 1noun 1 adjective2 •In the direction of the shoreline, relatively speaking.When he felt him grasp his tail, Buck headed for the bank, swimming with all his splendid strength. But the progress shoreward was slow; the progress down-stream amazingly rapid. — 1903 •Facing the shore.If their enemies were really on the watch, if they had beleaguered the shoreward end of the pier, he and Lord Foxham were taken in a posture of poor defence […] — 1883 adverb1 •Toward the shore."Courage!" he said, and pointed toward the land, / "This mounting wave will roll us shoreward soon." — 1832 noun1 •The side facing the shore.[…] when they sawe our boates comming to the shoreward, they began to runne away, with a great clamour and outcrie […] — 1582
