coastward

[ kohst-werd ]

/ ˈkoʊst wərd /

Also coast·wards. toward the coast: We left the sinking ship in lifeboats and rowed coastward.

directed toward the coast: a coastward migration.

Origin of coastward

First recorded in 1850–55; coast + -ward

In the direction of the west, it seems plain that he knew nothing except the coast of Greece and the coastward islands.

Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3 |W. E. Gladstone
Coastward, -s, toward the coast; Coast′wise, along the coast.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) |Various
We had other things to do than fight Wasukuma, and therefore on the 21st we resumed the coastward march.

In Darkest Africa, Vol. 2; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria |Henry Morton Stanley
Rather a dull valley lay below, backed by the slope of the coastward downs.

Howards End |E. M. Forster

Be that as it may, his "concessions" in his pocket, Cuthbert began his coastward journey, still avoiding Sanders.

Sanders of the River |Edgar Wallace