eastward
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- adverb
- /ˈiːstwərd/
- A transparent mist of musk moved slowly eastward along the left bank of the Seine.
- move eastward
- clouds pour eastward
- extends eastward
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Watch on YouTubeLet's say you're not going eastward or westward, but you're going north or South.
- Let's say you're not going eastward or westward, but you're going north or South.
- As you can see, we've certainly moved eastward.
- But then later that summer, as Polish armies moved eastwards, a war broke out between Poland and Lithuania.
- You know, the Berlin Wall had come down and we decided that NATO and the European Union would expand ever eastwards.
Examples
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Walking eastward, Fayeton entered the Sun God's gleaming palace at last.
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Fu Manchu has evaded us, and is heading eastward through the dock area.
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We went eastward around the world, always moving towards the sun.
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Starting in Los Angeles and working its way eastward.
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Proceed eastward on highway 8-0.
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They started walking again, eastward.
Fiction book (2002) -
The direction you are traveling makes a difference, especially if you're going eastward.
Blog text (27) -
A black and beige Lanchester, heading eastward from the Museum of Oriental Studies.
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Next month, he cruises the Bengal Bay, March, the Sulu Sea... running eastward to the gateway of the Pacific.
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As we traveled eastward, the sun began to rise over the horizon.
Synonyms
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Toward the direction where the sun rises
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Moving toward the east on a road, train, or bus route
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A direction toward the east at 90 degrees on a compass
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Etymology
Eastward (also seen as eastwards) comes from east meaning 'where the sun rises' and the ending -ward or -wards meaning 'toward'. So eastward simply means 'in the direction of the east'.