Pacific-wardsadv.

Brit.

/pəˈsɪfɪkwədz/, U.S.

/pəˈsɪfɪkˌwərdz/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Pacific n.², -wards suffix.

Etymology: < Pacific n.² + -wards suffix. Compare slightly earlier Pacificward adv.

Towards the Pacific Ocean or the countries of the Pacific; towards that part of North America which adjoins the Pacific Ocean.

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1868 Overland Monthly Oct. 298/1 The movement of the centre of population and power Pacific-wards.

1877 J. F. Rusling Great West & Pacific iv. 149 We were at last fairly across the Rocky Mountains—had left the east and the Atlantic slope behind us—and turned our faces fully Pacificwards.

1897 Daily News 30 Dec. 6/5 Russia's progress Pacificwards.

1926 News Bull. Inst. Pacific Relations 24 Aug. 12/2 The more I see of the indifference to world matters here in England and France and Italy..the more I can see..how the center of things is going Pacific-wards.

1989 Times (Nexis) 28 Nov. The sun dipped Pacific-wards.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pacific-wards
释义	Pacific-wardsadv. Brit. /pəˈsɪfɪkwədz/, U.S. /pəˈsɪfɪkˌwərdz/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Pacific n.², -wards suffix. Etymology: < Pacific n.² + -wards suffix. Compare slightly earlier Pacificward adv. Towards the Pacific Ocean or the countries of the Pacific; towards that part of North America which adjoins the Pacific Ocean. ΚΠ 1868 Overland Monthly Oct. 298/1 The movement of the centre of population and power Pacific-wards. 1877 J. F. Rusling Great West & Pacific iv. 149 We were at last fairly across the Rocky Mountains—had left the east and the Atlantic slope behind us—and turned our faces fully Pacificwards. 1897 Daily News 30 Dec. 6/5 Russia's progress Pacificwards. 1926 News Bull. Inst. Pacific Relations 24 Aug. 12/2 The more I see of the indifference to world matters here in England and France and Italy..the more I can see..how the center of things is going Pacific-wards. 1989 Times (Nexis) 28 Nov. The sun dipped Pacific-wards. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1868
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