AskDefine | Define seaward

Dictionary Definition

seaward adj
1 (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land; "an inshore breeze"; "an onshore gale"; "seaward winds" [syn: inshore, onshore] [ant: offshore]
2 directed or situated away from inland regions and toward the sea or coast; "from the hill he took a seaward course"; "on the seaward side of the road" adv : in the direction of the sea; "the sailor looked seaward" [syn: seawards, asea, toward the sea]

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Noun

  1. In the direction of the sea.
    Ever the sailor's widow looked seaward, hoping to see her missing man coming home.

Extensive Definition

Based in Peterlee, County Durham Seaward manufactures electronic test equipment for the electric, medical and test industry. The company also has sites on the south coast of England, Croydon in Surrey and a distribution office in the United States. Seaward distributes all over the world under the product names :- Seaward, Rigel, Cropico, Clare and Clare USA, as well as building test instruments for other companies who sell them under their own name. The company is involved with the testing of technology incorporating Bluetooth.

Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words

anticlockwise, clockwise, counterclockwise, earthward, heavenward, homeward, in blue water, landward, leeward, leftward, oceanward, oceanwards, off, off soundings, offshore, out of soundings, rightward, seawards, widdershins, windward
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