easterly

Examples

• All

• Contrary to Reichard's and MacQueen's thesis, the river appears to flow in an easterly direction (Fig. 4).

  Academic text (1994)

• This left the southerly and easterly sides of the camp to be guarded.

  Academic text (1992)

• Uses her fork to point in an easterly direction.

  Fiction book (1996)

• All businesses in China are looking west, as well as fortifying their easterly position.

  Blog text (1)

• Some instinct told her to head back toward the rising sun, and this put her on a general easterly path, which she pursued with vigor.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Muscat is about 300 miles east of Dubai, and is pretty much the most easterly point in the Persian Gulf.

  Blog text (30)

• The hikers decided to take the easterly trail that leads to the mountain summit.

• As the sun rose, they faced the easterly horizon, which painted the sky in beautiful colors.

• From the balcony, they could see the easterly view of the city, bathed in morning light.

Synonyms

E

eastern

vseasterly

730 1.0

The part of a country, area, or city that is on the east side

focuses on physical orientation rather than belonging to a particular regional side

E

east

vseasterly

197 1.0

Facing or moving toward the direction where the sun rises

omits the moving sense and denotes only stationary orientation

E

eastward

vseasterly

1 1.7

The compass direction that points to the east

applies to location or facing without technical compass precision

Antonyms

W

western

107 1.0

Located in or coming from the west

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology