westward
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- noun
- /ˈwɛstwərd/
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- Westward, the Ophir River had shrunk to a trickle between cottonwoods.
- Westward Expansion
- Westward-Moving
Examples
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Most of the German fire now is concentrated to the westward.
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Keep well to the westward, Tom.
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Its lower length from the Atlantic westward was the first water highway in America.
Fiction book (2002) -
As westward settlement progressed, however, the fundamental relationship with the Indians changed.
Academic text (2004) -
The location and the pattern of settlement prior to contact with westward-advancing Americans are keys to eastern Apache culture retention.
Academic text (1990) -
By February 1846, violent conflicts between Mormons and non-Mormons precipitated a westward-moving Mormon exodus from Nauvoo.
Academic text (2018) -
The sun set in the westward sky, casting a warm glow over the landscape.
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Travelers heading westward often encounter stunning mountain ranges and beautiful valleys.
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The birds migrated in a westward direction as the seasons changed.
Synonyms
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The direction where the sun sets each evening
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The direction straight to the west on a compass
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The direction on a map where the sun sets
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Westward joins west and -ward, with -ward meaning 'toward', the same idea you see in forward. So westward as a noun can name the direction 'toward the west', the side of the sky where the sun sets.