This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
eastward
[ eest-werd ]
/ ˈist wərd /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
adverb
Also eastwards. toward the east.
adjective
moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the east.
noun
the eastward part, direction, or point.
QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
Words nearby eastward
East St. Louis, East Suffolk, East Sussex, East Timor, East Timorese, eastward, eastwardly, eastwards, East-West, Eastwood, easy
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use eastward in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for eastward
eastward
/ (ˈiːstwəd) /
adjective
situated or directed towards the east
adverb
a variant of eastwards
noun
the eastward part, direction, etc
Derived forms of eastward
eastwardly, adverb, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012