East-West
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of East-West
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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Saudi Arabia said recently that its East-West pipeline, which sends energy exports to a port in the Red Sea, had reached its maximum capacity of 7 million barrels a day.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
Saudi Aramco’s quarterly profit rose 25% to $32.5 billion, with its East-West Pipeline mitigating global energy shocks.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
The East-West pipeline can’t replace all the crude flows carried by tanker ships, but its use is helping prevent an even worse crisis from unfolding.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
“There’s always been a little bit of an East-West divide in Los Angeles,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
The East versus West rivalry carried over to football with the annual East-West Shrine Game and added interest every January to the Rose Bowl—then the nearest thing to a national collegiate football championship.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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