Landward

There was a quincunx of springs, the waters of which were believed by many to be a cure for a multiplicity of ills, to be found in the shrine in the centre of the town and, beyond the locks of the river (which flowed east, to the city of Landward), were the parlours of the wonder-workers.

One Year’s Worth of Woe « A Fly in Amber 2009

Then she turned the horse and rode towards Landward.

One Year’s Worth of Woe « A Fly in Amber 2009

Five mangrove communities have been described: Avicennia/Sonneratia community, Rhizophora-dominated community, Bruguiera-dominated forest, Nypa-dominated forests, and Landward mixed mangrove forest.

Lorentz National Park, Indonesia 2008

Landward of Ward Hunt Island, older “basement” ice was found with a thick capping of dust formed by ablation of the ice:

Ward Hunt Ice Shelf Stratigraphy « Climate Audit 2007

Landward, alders, vine maple and cottonwood thronged down the hillsides to the edge of the road.

Another Roadside Attraction Robbins, Tom 1971

Landward unbroken verdure extended from the slope at our feet to the base of the cone-shaped peaks, and of the armed force that had frightened us so badly the evening before we saw no sign; but when we looked at the marsh we rubbed our eyes and stared anew.

The Mutineers Charles Boardman Hawes

Landward the fields spread out like a map till they are lost in the mist and smoke.

Here and Now Story Book Two- to seven-year-olds Lucy Sprague Mitchell 1922

Landward there was little to be seen except an unbroken waste of dusty road and untilled field.

My day : reminiscences of a long life, 1909

Landward the curlew walked in twos and threes, swinging their long sickle bills; the sea-swallows drove by like gray snow-squalls, melting away against the sky; a vitreous living creature, blazing with purest sapphire light, floated past under water.

The Maids of Paradise 1899

Landward this submerged saddle shelved steeply into the lagoon.

The Wings of the Morning Louis Tracy 1895