Word Study
eastward
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun eastward has 1 sense
- eastward(n = noun.linkdef) due east, e, east - the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees; Array is a kind of cardinal compass point
Adjective eastward has 1 sense
- eastward(s = adj.all) eastbound - moving toward the east; "eastbound trains"
Adverbial eastward has 1 sense
- eastward(r = adv.all) eastwards - toward the east; "they migrated eastward to Sweden"
CIDE DICTIONARY
eastward, adv.
Toward the east; in the direction of east from some point or place; as, New Haven lies eastward from New York. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
eastward, adj., adv., & n.
--adj. & adv. (also eastwards) towards the east.
--n. an eastward direction or region.
--adj. & adv. (also eastwards) towards the east.
--n. an eastward direction or region.
Derivative
eastwardly adj. & adv.
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