shorewards

Example Sentences

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The Moors left the yacht; the felucca sailed 96 away; not shorewards, as Tom had expected, but out to sea.

From King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane by Strang, Herbert

All hands were on deck as the Icebear was turned shorewards and headed straight for the rocks.

From In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism by Stables, Gordon

All around were pieces of timber of all sizes and shapes, slowly drifting shorewards with the flood tide.

From The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

The next moment its crew had cast off, and its head had been swung round shorewards in response to the race of its powerful motor.

From The Men Who Wrought by Cullum, Ridgwell

When she stood close to the waves all these little whirligigs came dancing shorewards, until they stopped only a few feet away and gazed at her curiously.

From The Piskey-Purse Legends and Tales of North Cornwall by Tregarthen, Enys