waterward

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UK/ˈwɔːtəwəd/

adverb

Towards the water.

“meandering waterward”

Opposite
landwardlandwardsshorewardshorewardsbeachward
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Meanings

adverbwaterward (not comparable)
  1. not comparableTowards the water.

    meandering waterward

    1 more example

    I now by instinct followed the streets that took me waterward, for there, doubtless, were the cheapest, if not the cheeriest inns.

    1851 November 14, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC

    Antonyms: landward, landwards, shoreward, shorewards, beachward, beachwards

adjectivewaterward (not comparable)
  1. not comparableTowards the water.

    on the waterward side

    Antonyms: landward, landwards, shoreward, shorewards, beachward, beachwards

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbTowards the water.

Opposite
landwardlandwardsshorewardshorewardsbeachwardbeachwards

adjectiveTowards the water.

Opposite
landwardlandwardsshorewardshorewardsbeachwardbeachwards

Origin

From water + -ward.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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