coastland

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A surge in the native rodent population has forced the rats to move coastwards in their search for more food, but many do not survive the trip, according to experts quoted in local media.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2023

On our way coastwards we met many interesting and paintable figures.

From The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza by Boyd, Mary Stuart

I headed coastwards through a wide marshy valley with but few houses about, and in a short time saw the sea widening before me and presently struck the road I was seeking.

From The Spy in Black by Clouston, J. Storer (Joseph Storer)

King Mensah, in order to remove all suspicions of intending a campaign, had resolved to send coastwards the most important and ceremonious mission of the age.

From To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

The drought necessitated the removal of some of his sheep, for which he had rented a place eighty miles coastwards.

From My Brilliant Career by Franklin, Miles