shorewards

Example Sentences

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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 Stables, Gordon

The loophole commanded the causeway leading shorewards; through it the Norman could see who came and went, and even the crossbeam of the ugly object which rose where the causeway touched the land.

From Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Weyman, Stanley J.

All around were pieces of timber of all sizes and shapes, slowly drifting shorewards with the flood tide.

From The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

The next had a hissing crest, part of which splashed on board, and they went shorewards like a toboggan down an icy slide on the shoulders of the third.

From Hawtrey's Deputy by Cuneo, Cyrus

He walked towards the tiller, turned on his heel, and glanced shorewards.

From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)