shorewards
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Where the fiery hill is shedding its light, And the breakers are shorewards sweeping, On thee thou defiant end of the world!
From Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century by Joseph Victor von Scheffel
All hands were on deck as the Icebear was turned shorewards and headed straight for the rocks.
From In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism by Gordon Stables
His ears had caught a slight splash at no great distance shorewards.
From With Drake on the Spanish Main by Herbert Strang
Rapidly we drifted shorewards, where, in the inky blackness, a line of phosphorescent light denoted the breaking of the boiling water upon an ironbound coast.
From A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
This chasm commences about 15 miles from land and is shaped like a V, with the narrow end shorewards.
From West African studies by Mary Henrietta Kingsley
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