/see"weuhrd/ , adv.
1. Also, seawards . toward the sea: a storm moving seaward.
adj.
2. facing or tending toward the sea: a seaward course.
3. coming from the sea: a seaward wind.
n.
4. the direction toward the sea or away from the land.
[ 1350-1400; ME; see SEA, -WARD ]