eastbound

4 2.2

Moving toward the east on a road, train, or bus route

adjective
/ˈiːstˌbaʊnd/

: hacia el este

We were also running against No. 36, an eastbound passenger train.
eastbound lane
eastbound train
eastbound traffic

Examples

According to Gwinnett County Police, at approximately 6:39 a.m., a tractor-trailer was eastbound on Highway 316 and made a left turn onto Hurricane Trail Road.

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Traffic traveling eastbound on U.S. 36 will be detoured to Church Ranch Blvd.

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Target is now eastbound on Grant.

Venom (2018)
This is an eastbound ticket.

A Man Called Otto (2022)
Setting all lights to green for eastbound Olympic.

Ambulance (2022)
And not another eastbound vessel for three days.

Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
I'm eastbound on Albert Road.

Safe House (2012)
The massive accident happened on highway I-10, on the eastbound side, around 8 am local time.

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Denver (CBS4) - Starting at 7 p.m. Friday and continuing until 5:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 19, the ramp from eastbound U.S. 36 to U.S. 287/Wadsworth Parkway will be closed for paving operations.

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The driver nodded, made a right turn, and accelerated into the eastbound traffic on Huntington Drive.

Synonyms

eastward

vseastbound

15 1.1

Facing or moving toward the east

is used mainly for vehicles, routes, or movements of travel

Antonyms

westbound

9 2.8

Going toward the west

Surface Forms

eastbound positive

Morphology

eastbound = east + bound (transparent) = east + bound

A straightforward compound of 'east' + 'bound' meaning 'heading toward the east', which learners can derive from its parts.

Etymology

Eastbound is made from east and bound; east is the direction where the sun rises, and bound means 'going to' or 'headed for', like in homebound. So an eastbound train or road is one that is 'going toward' the east.