eastbound

[eest-bound]

adjective

1. traveling, proceeding, or headed east.

   an eastbound train.

eastbound

/ ˈiːstˌbaʊnd /

adjective

1. going or leading towards the east

Word History and Origins

Origin of eastbound¹

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; east + -bound ²

Example Sentences

Koerner said the two deputies were traveling northbound on South Vermont Avenue when another vehicle traveling eastbound struck them near the intersection with West 98th Street.

From Los Angeles Times

The bus was heading eastbound and lost control, veering into the median and then into a ditch, according police.

From BBC

Dylan Hood ploughed into an unmarked police vehicle as officers were dealing with another driver they had stopped on the M8 eastbound in Glasgow on 24 July 2024.

From BBC

As workers scrambled away from the agents, one person fled the hardware store on foot, jumped a concrete wall and entered the eastbound 210 Freeway.

From Los Angeles Times

The driver of the truck had lost the rear driver’s side tire, which flew off and struck another vehicle, resulting in a fatality on the eastbound side of the freeway at Garey Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times