/ Dictionary / Index C coastward: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: coast•ward Pronunciation: (kōst'wurd), [key] — adv. toward the coast: We left the sinking ship in lifeboats and rowed coastward. —adj. directed toward the coast: a coastward migration. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: coastward (Thesaurus) coast-to-coast coastways Related Content Daily Word Quiz: quandary Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language