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eastward

American  
[eest-werd] / ˈist wərd /

adverb

  1. Also eastwards. toward the east.

adjective

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

noun

  1. the eastward part, direction, or point.

eastward British  
/ ˈiːstwəd /

adjective

  1. situated or directed towards the east

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adverb

  1. a variant of eastwards

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noun

  1. the eastward part, direction, etc

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Other Word Forms

  • eastwardly adverb

Etymology

Origin of eastward

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

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