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 Scheffel, Joseph Victor von

This chasm commences about 15 miles from land and is shaped like a V, with the narrow end shorewards.

From West African studies by Kingsley, Mary Henrietta

Mattawa Tom leapt shorewards from moving log to log, but for a few moments Thurston, who scarcely noticed his absence, chopped on alone.

From Thurston of Orchard Valley by Dunton, W. Herbert

The sun sinks beyond the vast expanse of open, wide, and illimitable sea, heaving with a deep and mysterious ground swell as the long waves roll shorewards.

From The Cornish Riviera by Haslehust, E. W.

His ears had caught a slight splash at no great distance shorewards.

From With Drake on the Spanish Main by Strang, Herbert