eastward

American  

[eest-werd] / ˈist wərd /

adverb

1. Also eastwards. toward the east.

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adjective

1. moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the east.

noun

1. the eastward part, direction, or point.

eastward British  

/ ˈiːstwəd /

adjective

1. situated or directed towards the east

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adverb

1. a variant of eastwards

noun

1. the eastward part, direction, etc

Other Word Forms

• eastwardly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of eastward

before 850; Middle English estward, Old English ēasteweard. See east, -ward

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

eastward

The country sits on one of the most active tectonic boundaries in South America, where the Caribbean Plate is sliding eastward along the South American Plate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

The next ingredient to an El Niño is seeing how the movement of warmer water eastward changes wind patterns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

During El Nino, trade winds weaken and atmospheric patterns shift across the tropical Pacific, allowing warm waters around Indonesia to spread eastward toward South America.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

Because those winds move eastward in the direction of the planet's rotation, they heat the evening region more strongly.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026

The sky cleared and the oppression lifted as the thunder moved away eastward.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams