The Tantalus kept moving shoreward.
There was still only one figure moving shoreward.
Recently the sands of the beach have been diminishing year by year, and the coastline is moving shoreward; i.e., the beach is shrinking.
A dozen paces from him was the sentry moving slowly shoreward toward the watchfire.
As the ship moved shoreward, shells exploded in the water and on the beach from enemy guns, which earlier that morning had driven off six tank-laden LCT's.
The thing moved shoreward with disconcerting speed, its dagger-jawed head held well above the surface of the lake, an ominous hiss puffing with foul breath from its mouth.
The engine was carefully throttled down, but the boat moved shoreward at a fairly fast clip.
Now imagine this communicated agitation moving shoreward.
Board and rider must be moving shoreward at a good rate before the wave overtakes them.
As the landing craft moved shoreward they received "a warm wind laden with the smell of hayfields blowing upon them from the south."