westwardadverb
uk/ˈwest.wəd/us/ˈwest.wɚd/also westwardstowards the west:
We followed a road leading westward.
The boat drifted westwards.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Points of the compass
- compass reading
- E, e
- east
- easterly
- geomagnetic pole
- N, n
- northeastern
- northeastward
- northerly
- northern
- northernmost
- northwestern
- northwestward
- southeastern
- southern
- southernmost
- southward
- southwestern
- true north
- western
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westwardadjective
uk/ˈwest.wəd/us/ˈwest.wɚd/towards the west:
He set off in a westward direction.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Points of the compass
- compass reading
- E, e
- east
- easterly
- geomagnetic pole
- N, n
- northeastern
- northeastward
- northerly
- northern
- northernmost
- northwestern
- northwestward
- southeastern
- southern
- southernmost
- southward
- southwestern
- true north
- western
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