coastward

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kōstwərd)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
coast•ward  (kōstwərd),USA pronunciation adv. 
  1. Naval TermsAlso, coastwards. toward the coast:We left the sinking ship in lifeboats and rowed coastward.

adj. 
  1. Naval Termsdirected toward the coast:a coastward migration.
  • coast + -ward 1850–55

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