Hyphenation of seaward

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word seaward? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

sea-ward

Definitions of seaward:

1.	The direction toward the sea
2.	(of winds) coming from the land Offshore winds
3.	(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land An inshore breeze An onshore gale Sheltered from seaward winds
4.	Directed or situated away from inland regions and toward the sea or coast From the hill he took a seaward course On the seaward side of the road
5.	In the direction of the sea The sailor looked seaward

Synonyms of seaward:

adj	inshore, onshore
adj	coastal
adv	seawards, asea, toward the sea

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