seaward

Example Sentences

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Recognizing that geography still matters, they extended their defensive periphery seaward, initially to the first island chain, from Japan to the South China Sea, and then to the second chain and beyond.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

As much as the major wildfires were spreading seaward — as is typical during Santa Anas — the blazes were growing laterally, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

The Brunt experienced a rapid acceleration in its seaward movement after the loss of A74 and A81.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2024

Antarctic ice shelves are the seaward extension of the world’s largest army of glaciers, and provide a stabilizing function.

From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2023

Below the window, on one of the bastioned traces on the seaward side of the hotel, waits the big 88.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr