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westward
west·ward W0104100 (wĕst′wərd)adv. & adj. Toward, to, or in the west.n. A westward direction, point, or region.
west′ward·ly adv. & adj.west′wards adv.westward (ˈwɛstwəd) adjmoving, facing, or situated in the westadv Also: westwards towards the westnthe westward part, direction, etc; the west ˈwestwardly adj, advwest•ward (ˈwɛst wərd)
adj. 1. moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the west. adv. 2. Also, west′wards. toward the west. n. 3. a westward part, direction, or point. [before 900] westwards westward1. 'westwards'If you move or look westwards, you move or look towards the west. The reef stretches westwards from the tip of Florida.Ten minutes later we were flying westwards over the great marshes.Westwards is always an adverb. 2. 'westward'In American English and old-fashioned British English, westward is often used instead of 'westwards'. He sailed westward from Palos de la Frontera.In both British and American English, westward is sometimes used as an adjective in front of a noun. ...the westward expansion of the city.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | westward - the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degreesdue west, W, westcardinal compass point - one of the four main compass points | | Adj. | 1. |  westward - moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers"westbound, westerlywest - situated in or facing or moving toward the west | | Adv. | 1. | westward - toward the west; "they traveled westward toward the setting sun"westwards |
Translationswest (west) noun1. the direction in which the sun sets or any part of the earth lying in that direction. They travelled towards the west; The wind is blowing from the west; in the west of Britain. 西邊 西2. (often with capital. also W) one of the four main points of the compass. (通常大寫)羅盤上的西邊 （通常大写）罗盘上的“西” adjective1. in the west. She's in the west wing of the hospital. 西邊的 西边的2. from the direction of the west. a west wind. 西方的 西方的 adverb towards the west. The cliffs face west. 向西方 向西方ˈwesterly adjective1. (of a wind, breeze etc) coming from the west. a westerly wind. 從西邊來的 从西边来的2. looking, lying etc towards the west. moving in a westerly direction. 朝西的 朝西的ˈwestern adjective of the west or the West. Western customs/clothes. 西方的 西方的 noun a film or novel about the Wild West. Most westerns are about cowboys and Red Indians. 西方人 西方人ˈwesternmost adjective furthest west. the westernmost point. 最西邊的 最西的ˈwestward adjective towards the west. in a westward direction. 向西的 向西的ˈwestward(s) adverb towards the west. We journeyed westwards for two weeks. 向西地 向西地go west to become useless; to be destroyed. I'm afraid this jacket has finally gone west; That's all hopes of winning gone west. 無法使用，毀壞，破滅 无法使用，上西天，完蛋 the West Europe and North and South America. 西方(指歐洲和美洲) 西欧（指欧洲和美洲） the Wild West the western United States, before the establishment of law and order. 未開發前的美國西部 美国未开垦时期的西部地区EncyclopediaSeeWestMedicalSeeWESTAcronymsSeeWWDwestward
Synonyms for westwardnoun the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degreesSynonymsRelated Wordsadj moving toward the westSynonymsRelated Wordsadv toward the westSynonyms |