I. ˈlandwə(r)d, -aan- adverb
also land·wards -)dz
Etymology: landward from Middle English, from land + -ward; landwards from landward + -s
: toward the land
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- to landward
II. ˈlandərd adjective
1. Scotland : relating to or indicating the country : rural
a decrease in the landward population
landward -bred
2. also land·wards : lying or being toward the land : being on the side toward the land
on the landward side Oslo is encircled by hills — Frederick Arnold