eastwardly
Americanadjective
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having an eastward direction or situation.
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coming from the east.
an eastwardly wind.
adverb
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toward the east.
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from the east.
Etymology
Origin of eastwardly
Example Sentences
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This decided General Early, who was then commanding the department, to move eastwardly that he might get closer to General Lee.
From History of Morgan's Cavalry by Duke, Basil Wilson
The galloping was on the Albany road, but presently deviated eastwardly, then decreased.
From The Continental Dragoon A Love Story of Philipse Manor-House in 1778 by Stephens, Robert Neilson
He sent four companies as skirmishers across the ravine to the south of his camp, which discharges eastwardly into Lick Creek.
From From Fort Henry to Corinth by Force, M. F. (Manning Ferguson)
It extends eastwardly and westwardly, and the "Lion's Head" is first seen as you approach from the eastward.
From Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas by Macaulay, W. Hastings
North of it, a lofty mountain range rises at the distance of ten or fifteen miles, and sweeps eastwardly to the horizon.
From Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver by Mayer, Brantz
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