westbound

20 2.8

Going toward the west

adjective
/ˈwɛstˌbaʊnd/

: hacia el oeste

All passengers on the westbound train to San Francisco should be at Platform 3.
westbound passengers

Examples

Traffic is also heavily congested on the westbound Ventura Freeway from Woodman to Balboa due to construction.

Duel (1971)
The westbound choo-choo leaves Mottburg at one-forty.

Fiction book (1993)
The regular westbound evening train

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You are westbound on 2nd.

Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
We're now westbound on Highway 1 0.

Cannonball Run II (1984)
Got on board a westbound 747

Empire State (2013)
All units, the pursuit has left Lincoln Park, westbound Ocean Boulevard.

Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)
All passengers westbound, Los Angeles, San Diego, now boarding.

Bad Lieutenant (1992)
Announcing the departure of American Airlines westbound Flight 9.

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The westbound lane of Aurora Avenue will be blocked as needed through Wednesday, Nov. 21, for utility work.

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Synonyms

due west

vswestbound

10 1.2

The direction straight to the west on a compass

describes motion toward the west rather than a fixed compass bearing

westerly

vswestbound

5 3.7

Coming from the west

means moving only toward the west, not originating from it

westward

vswestbound

4 2.7

Moving toward the west

is the same idea but written or phrased differently

Antonyms

eastbound

18 2.2

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

Surface Forms

westbound positive

Morphology

westbound = west + bound (transparent) = west + bound

Formed from the clear combination 'west' + 'bound' where '-bound' indicates movement toward a direction, so the meaning 'heading toward the west' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Westbound combines west, the name of a direction, and bound meaning 'going to' or 'headed for', so, like homebound or eastbound, it means 'moving toward the west'.