eastward
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- noun
- /ˈiːstwərd/
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- And that meant, of course, his own Macedon, Macedonia, which he had, but also eastward into the region of Thrace.
- Eastward Expansion
Examples
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The travelers set their compass to head eastward towards the rising sun.
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This storm was extremely rare because it traveled for 1,000 miles in an eastward to westward direction.
Blog text (27) -
When they returned to civilization at the eastward.
Fiction book (1991) -
Though his journey could be thought of as leading to his death, it could also be conceived of as a break with the repeated routine of his eastward trip to the continent.
Academic text (1991) -
Eastward, in Crowley, the seat of Acadia Parish, 6 percent (251) of the population was Cajun, while just under 48 percent was Anglo American.
Academic text (2000) -
He noticed that the gentle slope led eastward toward the horizon.
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On our map, the river flows eastward, eventually meeting the ocean.
Synonyms
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The direction where the sun rises
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A direction toward the east at 90 degrees on a compass
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The direction at the right on most maps where the sun rises
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Eastward comes from old English east ('where the sun rises') plus -ward ('direction' or 'toward'), and as a noun it names the point on the compass that is due east. So when you say the eastward you mean the direction of the rising sun.