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

Day two of the journey for most is the eastward march up Ennerdale in the Lake District.

From BBC

The heat has been toppling records this week and was set to continue into the weekend across western cities, expanding eastward.

From Barron's

During El Niño, these winds weaken or reverse, sending warm surface waters eastwards instead.

From BBC

This sharp temperature contrast resulted in a strengthening jet stream - strong winds high in the atmosphere which travels eastward into the North Atlantic.

From BBC

But I couldn't tell whether we were drifting toward them or eastward into the vast Bering Sea.

From Literature