shoreward
adverb / adjectiveUK /ˈʃɔːwəd/
US /ˈʃɔːrwərd/
Toward the shore or the land at the edge of the water.
The little boat drifted shoreward as the wind died down.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Facing or pointing toward the shore.
The shoreward side of the lighthouse was covered in salt spray.
3. The direction that leads to the shore.
They paddled in the shoreward direction until they could touch the sand.
4. Moving from the open water toward land.
A shoreward breeze carried the smell of pine trees across the lake.