Note: The form '~s' can also be used for meaning 1.
1.
Something that moves or faces ~ or ~s moves or faces in the direction of the sea or further out to sea.
A barge was about a hundred yards away, waiting to return ~...
It faced ~s to the north.
? inland
ADV: ADV after v
2.
The ~ side of something faces in the direction of the sea or further out to sea.
The houses on the ~ side of the road were all in ruins.
ADJ: usu ADJ n