shorewards
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The second stage was reached when, instead of trying to escape shorewards, where there were tufts of coarse grass upon a sandy bank, he turned and faced the thing.
From The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath by Algernon Blackwood
Charley Bo Yip's head popped out of the galley door; and the guards all stared shorewards.
From Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story by Norman Springer
Our submarines used to patrol regularly along Piccadilly Circus to look out for and attack enemy ships, and at intervals went shorewards through the minefield in order to reconnoitre.
From The Harwich Naval Forces Their Part in the Great War by E. F. (Edward Frederick) Knight
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
The Moors left the yacht; the felucca sailed 96 away; not shorewards, as Tom had expected, but out to sea.
From King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane by Herbert Strang
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