landwards

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A form of landward — Located, facing or moving in the direction of the land, as opposed to the sea.

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landward
OriginEnglish land ← Middle English lond ← Old English land →
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Meanings

adjectivelandwards (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of landward.
adverblandwards (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of landward.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbtoward land

Similar
landward
Also see
beachwardlandwardshoreward

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*lendʰ-
  2. Proto-Germanic*landą
  3. Proto-West Germanic*land
  4. Old Englishland
  5. Middle Englishlond
  6. Englishland
  7. Englishlandwards

From land + -wards.

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Cite this entry
APA

landwards. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/landwards

MLA

“landwards.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/landwards. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “landwards,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/landwards.

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