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eastward

(iːstwəʳd) also eastwards
adverb [usually ADVERB after verb, oft n ADV]
Eastward or eastwards means towards the east.
A powerful snow storm is moving eastward.
They were pressing on eastwards towards the city's small airfield.
Eastward is also an adjective.
...the eastward expansion of London.

eastward in British English

(ˈiːstwəd)
adjective
1. 
situated or directed towards the east
adverb
2.  a variant of eastwards
noun
3. 
the eastward part, direction, etc
Derived forms
eastwardly (ˈeastwardly)
adverb, adjective

eastward in American English

(ˈistwərd)
adverb, adjective
1. 
toward the east
noun
2. 
an eastward direction, point, or region

Examples of 'eastward' in a sentence
eastward

AT ONE O'CLOCK they saw a little town in the distance, nestling on a cliff that looked down eastward on the purple Pacific.
O'Connor, Joe DESPERADOES (2004)
The thunderhead was drifting eastward, trailing rain which didn't quite reach the thirsty ground.
Hillerman, Tony THE JOE LEAPHORN MYSTERIES (2004)

In other languages
eastward

British English: eastward ADVERB
Eastward or eastwards means towards the east.
A powerful snow storm is moving eastward.
  • American English: eastward
  • Brazilian Portuguese: ao leste
  • Chinese: 向东地
  • European Spanish: hacia el este
  • French: vers l'est
  • German: ostwärts
  • Italian: verso est
  • Japanese: 東方に
  • Korean: 동쪽으로
  • European Portuguese: para o leste
  • Latin American Spanish: hacia el este
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