eastwardly

American  

[eest-werd-lee] / ˈist wərd li /

adjective

1. having an eastward direction or situation.

2. coming from the east.

   an eastwardly wind.

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adverb

1. toward the east.

2. from the east.

Etymology

Origin of eastwardly

First recorded in 1660–70; eastward + -ly

Example Sentences

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eastwardly

He steered eastwardly during the daytime, but at night put about hoping to touch the American shore.

From History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by George Washington Williams

The second division, of equal magnitude, under Olid, was to be posted at Cojohuacan, so as to command the causeways that led eastwardly into the city.

From Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California by Brantz Mayer

The tract conveyed embraced four necks of land eastwardly from the first creek that empties into Bohemia River, and extended at the north or northeast to near the old St. Augustine or Manor Church.

From Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 by Bartlett Burleigh James

The line a b, and its continuation eastwardly to c, appears to form the main northern wall of the whole structure.

From Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos Papers Of The Archæological Institute Of America, American Series, Vol. I by Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier

About half a mile below the mouth of Indian Creek, Hickman Creek, flowing eastwardly, empties into the river at right angles with it.

From From Fort Henry to Corinth by M. F. (Manning Ferguson) Force