1. toward the ocean; in the direction of the ocean

1. directed toward or facing the ocean

Examples

• The wind blew oceanward, carrying the salt spray across the beach.
• We walked oceanward along the shore as the sun began to set.
• The oceanward side of the island receives the strongest waves.
• The current flows oceanward from the bay.
• They sailed oceanward in search of deeper waters.
• The oceanward view from the cliff was breathtaking.