VERB + OCEANWARD
paddling, seen
OCEANWARD + NOUN
city, o'clock
PREP.
around, from, on
adv
Toward the ocean.
on the oceanward side
Near-synonyms: seaward, seawards
adj
Facing or leading toward the ocean.
They had last been seen paddling oceanward around six o'clock.
Closer to the ocean than something else.
It is oceanward from the city.