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shelfward

shelfward adverb: toward a (geological) shelf.

Adverb

shelfward (not comparable)

  1. Toward a (geological) shelf.

Origin of shelfward

From shelf + -ward.

Questions about shelfward

What does shelfward mean?
Shelfward means toward a (geological) shelf.
What part of speech is shelfward?
Shelfward is an adverb.

Words near shelfward in the dictionary

  1. shelfmates
  2. Shelford
  3. shelfroom
  4. shelfrooms
  5. shelfs
  6. shelfward
  7. shelfwards
  8. shelfware
  9. shelfwork
  10. shelfworks
  11. shelfworn

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