eastward
1 of 2adverb or adjective
east·ward ˈēst-wərd 
: toward the east
eastwards
ˈēst-wərdz
adverb eastward
2 of 2noun
: eastward direction or part
sail to the eastward
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 16 Aug. 2022 More than 100 million Americans woke up to heat advisories as the scorching temperatures that baked the Southwest over the weekend shifted eastward into the central U.S. Record highs are likely in cities including Chicago and Dallas. Ginger Adams Otis, WSJ, 13 June 2022 While the focus of the fighting has shifted eastward in the Donbas, that, too, has turned into a slog. Oleksandr Stashevskyi And Ciaran Mcquillan, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2022 As tornado alley has shifted eastward, storms are striking more vulnerable communities. Camille Squires, Quartz, 12 Dec. 2021 Thunderstorms will develop across west Texas this evening and roll eastward towards North Texas. Dallas News, 30 May 2021 Heat advisories have been issued from northern Texas to parts of southern Illinois and Indiana, and then eastward to the Carolinas. Adam Klotz, Fox News, 7 July 2022 Storms continued to move eastward and across the Mid-Atlantic on Wednesday, with a likely tornado leveling several buildings in Goshen, Ohio, and strong winds from Colorado to Virginia. Phaedra Singelis, ABC News, 6 July 2022 This heat will spread eastward, impacting the Northeast by the end of the week, then another round of heat will hit the Plains once again. Jennifer Gray, CNN, 2 Aug. 2022 Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 But everyone in the greater region from the Interstate 81 corridor eastward should monitor forecasts. Washington Post, 6 July 2021 They are used in packing salt to the mills on the river, from the marshes lying in the deserts, some sixty miles to the eastward. Dan Schlenoff, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2021 Of the more than 141,000 people who moved to Nevada in 2018, about 50,000 of them were from California, The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported, amplifying an eastward flow that goes back decades. Jack Healy, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2020 The system moving eastward has already hit parts of the Midwest, which saw heavy snow and limited visibility in places like Iowa, where about 50 cars were involved in a pileup Monday morning. Amir Vera, CNN, 10 Dec. 2019 Mohapatra said that the smog could have travelled eastwards. Vijayta Lalwani, Quartz India, 19 Nov. 2019 As warm waters in the tropical Pacific Ocean shift eastward and trade winds weaken, the weather pattern ripples through the atmosphere, causing drought in southern Africa, wildfires in South America, and flooding on North America’s Pacific coast. Warren Cornwall, Science | AAAS, 18 Sep. 2019 Though China's president is no fashion guru, his policies are defining a new eastward-looking luxury goods industry worldwide. James B. Cutchin, latimes.com, 30 June 2019 See More
Adverb or adjective
In fact, the displacement of seas has shifted our planet’s axis eastward, even beyond climate model predictions. Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 16 Aug. 2022 More than 100 million Americans woke up to heat advisories as the scorching temperatures that baked the Southwest over the weekend shifted eastward into the central U.S. Record highs are likely in cities including Chicago and Dallas. Ginger Adams Otis, WSJ, 13 June 2022 While the focus of the fighting has shifted eastward in the Donbas, that, too, has turned into a slog. Oleksandr Stashevskyi And Ciaran Mcquillan, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2022 As tornado alley has shifted eastward, storms are striking more vulnerable communities. Camille Squires, Quartz, 12 Dec. 2021 Thunderstorms will develop across west Texas this evening and roll eastward towards North Texas. Dallas News, 30 May 2021 Heat advisories have been issued from northern Texas to parts of southern Illinois and Indiana, and then eastward to the Carolinas. Adam Klotz, Fox News, 7 July 2022 Storms continued to move eastward and across the Mid-Atlantic on Wednesday, with a likely tornado leveling several buildings in Goshen, Ohio, and strong winds from Colorado to Virginia. Phaedra Singelis, ABC News, 6 July 2022 This heat will spread eastward, impacting the Northeast by the end of the week, then another round of heat will hit the Plains once again. Jennifer Gray, CNN, 2 Aug. 2022 Noun
Kharkiv residents know that the offensive pushing eastward could bring more attacks. Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 But everyone in the greater region from the Interstate 81 corridor eastward should monitor forecasts. Washington Post, 6 July 2021 They are used in packing salt to the mills on the river, from the marshes lying in the deserts, some sixty miles to the eastward. Dan Schlenoff, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2021 Of the more than 141,000 people who moved to Nevada in 2018, about 50,000 of them were from California, The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported, amplifying an eastward flow that goes back decades. Jack Healy, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2020 The system moving eastward has already hit parts of the Midwest, which saw heavy snow and limited visibility in places like Iowa, where about 50 cars were involved in a pileup Monday morning. Amir Vera, CNN, 10 Dec. 2019 Mohapatra said that the smog could have travelled eastwards. Vijayta Lalwani, Quartz India, 19 Nov. 2019 As warm waters in the tropical Pacific Ocean shift eastward and trade winds weaken, the weather pattern ripples through the atmosphere, causing drought in southern Africa, wildfires in South America, and flooding on North America’s Pacific coast. Warren Cornwall, Science | AAAS, 18 Sep. 2019 Though China's president is no fashion guru, his policies are defining a new eastward-looking luxury goods industry worldwide. James B. Cutchin, latimes.com, 30 June 2019 See More Word History
First Known Use
Adverb Or Adjective
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
eastward
adverb or adjective
east·ward ˈēs-twərd
: toward the east