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

He added that once this happens, he expects people in Hamas-held areas to shift eastward to the militias’ control.

From Los Angeles Times

Its southern boundary runs near Castaic Lake southeast and eastward, ending north of Claremont, where the San Bernardino National Forest’s boundary begins.

From Los Angeles Times

Moderate rainfall was expected in the San Bernardino Mountains into Friday morning, moving eastward, “which may be heavy at times in the mountains,” the weather service office in San Diego said.

From Los Angeles Times

In the North Atlantic, the region has spread eastward beyond the northern coast of South America and westward into much of the Gulf.

From Science Daily

Over the rest of that year, the disease moved eastward across the islands.

From Science Daily