Definition
Directed toward or moving toward the coast or coastal areas.
Etymology
Compound of 'coast' and the directional suffix '-ward' (from Old English weard meaning 'toward'). This directional term became standard in nautical and geographic descriptions by the 18th century.
Kelly Says
Sailors used directional terms like 'coastward' and 'seaward' to navigate—knowing which way the coast lay could mean the difference between reaching port and getting lost at sea in a storm!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ወደ ባሕር ጠብ
wɛdɛ baḥər ṭäb
ARالعربية
نحو الساحل
naḥw as-sāḥil
BNবাংলা
উপকূলের দিকে
upakuler dike
CACatalà
cap a la costa
kab ɑ lə ˈkɔstə
CSČeština
směrem k pobřeží
smɛːrɛm k po.bɾ̝ɛʒɪ
DADansk
mod kysten
moð kʰystn̩
DEDeutsch
küstenwärts
kyːstn̩vɛʁts
ELΕλληνικά
προς την ακτή
pros tin akti
ESEspañol
hacia la costa
aˈθja la ˈkosta
FAفارسی
به سمت ساحل
be samt-e sāḥel
FISuomi
rannikolle
rɑnːikɔlːɛ
FRFrançais
vers la côte
vɛʁ la kot
GUGU
દરિયાકાંઠે
dariyākāṇṭhē
HAHA
ƙasar gabas ɗaya
kasar gabas ɗaja
HEעברית
לעבר החוף
leˈe.vɾ haˈḥof
HIहिन्दी
तट की ओर
taṭ kī or
HUMagyar
a part felé
ɒ pɑrt fɛle
IDBahasa Indonesia
menuju pantai
mə.nu.ju pantaj
IGIG
n'ụsọ mmiri
n usọ mmiri
ITItaliano
verso la costa
vɛr.so la ˈkɔsta
JA日本語
海岸に向かって
kaigan ni mukatte
KKKK
жайлағанға қарай
ʒajlaɣanɡa qaraj
KMKM
ឆ្ពោះទៅឆ្នេរ
cʰpʰoː tɑw cʰnae
MRMR
किनाऱ्याकडे
kināṟyākaḍē
MSBahasa Melayu
ke arah pantai
kə ɑ.rah pantaj
MYမြန်မာ
ကမ်းခြေကို မျှော်လင်း
kǎm kʰyè kò mjɔ̀ lìŋ
NLNederlands
kustwaarts
kʏst.vɑːrts
NONorsk
mot kysten
mɔt kʏstn̩
PLPolski
w stronę wybrzeża
v ˈstrɔɲɛ vɨˈbʐɛʐa
PTPortuguês
em direção à costa
ẽ di.ɾɛˈsɐ̃w ɐ ˈkɔs.tɐ
RORomână
spre coastă
spre koˈastə
RUРусский
к берегу
k bɛˈrɛɡu
SVSvenska
mot kusten
mɔt kʉstɛn
SWKiswahili
kwenda kwenye pwani
kwɛn.da kwe.ne pwɑni
TAதமிழ்
கடற்கரை நோக்கி
kaṭaṟkərai nōkki
TEతెలుగు
తీరం వైపు
tīraṁ vɛypu
THไทย
ไปทางฝั่ง
paj tʰaŋ faŋ
TLTL
patungo sa baybayin
pɑ.tuŋɡo sɑ bɑj.bɑjin
TRTürkçe
sahile doğru
saˈhi.le doɣ.ɾu
UKУкраїнська
до берега
do bɛˈrɛɡa
URاردو
ساحل کی طرف
sāhil kī tarf
VITiếng Việt
hướng về bờ biển
hʊ̄ˀɔŋ vɛˀ bɔ ʔɓiən
YOYO
lọ si eti okun
lɔ si eti okun
ZUZU
kwesigidini
kwesigidini