east-aboutadv.

Brit.

/ˌiːstəˈbaʊt/, U.S.

/ˌistəˈbaʊt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: east adv., about adv.

Etymology: < east adv. + about adv. Compare west-about adv., north-about adv., south about adv.Compare the Old English parallel formation ēast ymbūtan by an easterly route:eOE tr. Orosius Hist. (BL Add.) (1980) vi. xxxvi. 154 Se ealdormon..þuhte [read þohte] him self on scipun to farenne east ymbutan, & þonne bestelan on Theodosius hindan.

By an easterly route; eastwards.

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the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > East > [adverb]

easteOE

eastwardsOE

eastwardOE

easterly1466

easternly1598

eastwardly1615

east-about1807

eastwise1845

mornward1849

mornwards1855

1807 Caledonian Mercury 11 July The Lieutenants of the men of war thought we were going east about to Lima, which would be a longer voyage than around Cape Horn.

1886 Sci. Amer. 2 Jan. 7/1 The cause, whatever it was, gradually spread, moving east-about.

1934 Geogr. Jrnl. 83 388 A series of cruises to and from the ice-edge eastabout from South Africa to South America.

1972 Countryman Summer 79 It is quite possible that the bird made the journey east-about.

1999 J. Raban Passage to Juneau iii. 179 On average, the readings gave him a longitude measured eastabout from Greenwich of 235° 5′ 30″.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	east-about
释义	east-aboutadv. Brit. /ˌiːstəˈbaʊt/, U.S. /ˌistəˈbaʊt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: east adv., about adv. Etymology: < east adv. + about adv. Compare west-about adv., north-about adv., south about adv.Compare the Old English parallel formation ēast ymbūtan by an easterly route:eOE tr. Orosius Hist. (BL Add.) (1980) vi. xxxvi. 154 Se ealdormon..þuhte [read þohte] him self on scipun to farenne east ymbutan, & þonne bestelan on Theodosius hindan. By an easterly route; eastwards. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > East > [adverb] easteOE eastwardsOE eastwardOE easterly1466 easternly1598 eastwardly1615 east-about1807 eastwise1845 mornward1849 mornwards1855 1807 Caledonian Mercury 11 July The Lieutenants of the men of war thought we were going east about to Lima, which would be a longer voyage than around Cape Horn. 1886 Sci. Amer. 2 Jan. 7/1 The cause, whatever it was, gradually spread, moving east-about. 1934 Geogr. Jrnl. 83 388 A series of cruises to and from the ice-edge eastabout from South Africa to South America. 1972 Countryman Summer 79 It is quite possible that the bird made the journey east-about. 1999 J. Raban Passage to Juneau iii. 179 On average, the readings gave him a longitude measured eastabout from Greenwich of 235° 5′ 30″. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1807
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