westward
[west-werd]
- moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the west: a westward migration of farm workers.
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- Also west·wards. toward the west; west: a train moving westward.
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- the westward part, direction, or point: The wind had veered to the westward.
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Origin of westward
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Contemporary Examples
The westward expansion of the Republic created huge opportunities for expansion of land ownership.
For many years its tight-eye forests blocked the westward trek of pioneers and forced them onto the plains to the north.
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Historical Examples
We camped near the sea, a few miles to the westward of Cape Pasley.
Explorations in AustraliaJohn Forrest
The wind was strong from the westward, accompanied with light showers all day.
Explorations in AustraliaJohn Forrest
The Start, and the point to the westward of it, were still to be cleared.
Ned MyersJames Fenimore Cooper
It was in the dead of winter, and the winds hung to the westward for a long time.
Ned MyersJames Fenimore Cooper
Once more we were in the by-road which had brought us westward parallel with the highway.
The CavalierGeorge Washington Cable
westward
- moving, facing, or situated in the west
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- Also: westwards towards the west
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- the westward part, direction, etc; the west
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Word Origin and History for westward
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