eastward

[ eest-werd ]

adverb

1. Also eastwards. toward the east.

adjective

1. moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the east.

noun

1. the eastward part, direction, or point.

eastward

/ ˈiːstwəd /

adjective

1. situated or directed towards the east

adverb

1. a variant of eastwards

noun

1. the eastward part, direction, etc

Derived Forms

• ˈeastwardly, adverbadjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of eastward¹

before 850; Middle English estward, Old English ēasteweard. See east, -ward

Example Sentences

Milton also took an unusual, although not unprecedented, storm path, tracking eastward through the Gulf of Mexico, where waters have been exceptionally warm.

From BBC

A cooling trend is forecast to begin Tuesday and continue through the rest of the week, as the unrelenting ridge of high pressure that has been positioned over the southwestern U.S. begins to shift eastward.

From Los Angeles Times

Wolfskill’s Valencia orange was coaxed into sweeter, sturdier qualities, and he and his son were soon shipping it eastward, and pdq, Americans cultivated a costly taste for the exotic harvests of faraway California.

From Los Angeles Times

On the right — the more recent image — the smoke careens eastward toward Nevada and Arizona.

From Los Angeles Times

However, the weather forecast is not looking all that favourable with cloud and patchy rain spreading eastward across the UK.

From BBC