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5 total sentences available.
Building a protective structure in front of a cliff or dune temporarily stabilizes the seaward location of the cliff or dune edge, however beach erosion continues. Since no new beach area is created through cliff or dune retreat, a net loss of beach area occurs.
Source: tatoeba (6604296)
The landward side of the fort faced more dangerous guns than the seaward side, which only faced what could be put on a ship.
Source: wiktionary
Following service in the First World War, when it was leased by the Admiralty, it suffered a swift decline. And despite reconstruction efforts, concerns about its safety were raised in the 1930s and its seaward portion was demolished in the 1940s.
Source: wiktionary
Ever the sailor's widow looked seaward, hoping to see her missing man coming home.
Source: wiktionary
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Closest matches include offshore, anticlockwise, asea, beachfront, clockwise.
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