shorewards

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The loophole commanded the causeway leading shorewards; through it the Norman could see who came and went, and even the crossbeam of the ugly object which rose where the causeway touched the land.

From Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Weyman, Stanley J.

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

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

Harry cast his eyes shorewards, the breakers were thundering on the beach, but no one was visible except a solitary armed Arab.

From Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy by Stables, Gordon

Clinging to Fangati, Tommy called aloud for help; then, glancing shorewards, recognized that there was little chance of her voice being heard through the belt of woodland that separated her from the camp.

From The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas by Strang, Mrs. Herbert