Meaning of quaywards | Babel Free

Definitions

Quayward; towards a quay; in the direction of a quay.

not-comparable, uncommon

Examples

“Then when the red sails round by Lido came To rest⟳, and vacant now the gondolier Beneath the Lion and those masts aflame Lounged, bickering o'er his boy's piazza-game, One darker boat came quaywards, called his name⟳, And straight toward the sunset seemed to steer⟳.”

“Even the most respectable, though least interesting, quarter of the town is varied by a picturesque thatched cottage, old-fashioned alleys leading quaywards, and crooked thoroughfares that are twisted into eccentric curves.”

“As we turn⟳ our faces quaywards, our guide⟳ delights our hearts with the information that we are at liberty to pick⟳ any flowers that take⟳ our fancy, and as many of them as we can carry⟳ away.”

CEFR level