Waterward

//ˈwɔːtəwəd// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Towards the water.

    "I now by instinct followed the streets that took me waterward, for there, doubtless, were the cheapest, if not the cheeriest inns."

Example

More examples

"I now by instinct followed the streets that took me waterward, for there, doubtless, were the cheapest, if not the cheeriest inns."

Etymology

From water + -ward.

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