westwardly
Americanadjective
adverb
Etymology
Origin of westwardly
Example Sentences
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He was accustomed to select the mail-matter himself from the bag, after which he would hand the outgoing mail to the carrier, who then passed on westwardly to Dundas and Hamilton.
From The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 by Dent, John Charles
This stranger was going westwardly, at a fair rate of speed, and its light was exceptionally43 brilliant.
From Ahead of the Army by Emerson, C. Chase
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
The railway carries us westwardly to Ameca, a picturesque town, and thence the saddle is our means of conveyance.
From Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development by Hume, Martin
Two large wood-rat houses were in a dense thicket of brush and young trees in a small draw on the west side of the most westwardly hatchery lake.
From Distribution of Some Nebraskan Mammals by Jones, J. Knox
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