cityward
cityward — adjective
- citywardpositive
- more citywardcomparative
- most citywardsuperlative
1. moving, facing, or pointing in the direction of a city, often as opposed to outw
moving, facing, or pointing in the direction of a city, often as opposed to outward into the countryside
Sahil joined the cityward stream of commuters waiting on the platform at dawn.
attributive: cityward + noun (stream)
After the harvest, Paloma packed her bags and began the long cityward journey by bus.
collocation: cityward journey / cityward trip
From the hilltop farm, every road seemed to bend in a cityward direction.
The truck turned off the country lane and headed cityward through the cold morning fog.
Hugo watched the geese drift cityward across the wide grey sky above the fields.
- citybound
more common; emphasises destination rather than direction of motion
- inbound
general term for trains, flights, or traffic moving toward a central hub; not necessarily a city
- urban-bound
occasional journalistic alternative; less literary in tone
- outbound
moving away from the city or central point
- countryward
rare literary opposite; moving toward the countryside
文法句型
a cityward + noun
headed cityward
用法筆記
Frequently used attributively before a motion or path noun (journey, direction, road, stream of traffic). Also used after a verb of motion almost like an adverb ('headed cityward', 'drift cityward'). Sounds literary or slightly old-fashioned in modern English — everyday speech prefers 'toward the city' or 'into the city'.