westwardly
Americanadjective
adverb
Etymology
Origin of westwardly
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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 John Charles Dent
But this time westwardly, from a sun that is rising instead of setting.
From The Lone Ranche by Mayne Reid
The officer, charged by this court to watch the English squadron, which was under sailing orders, returned about a week ago, with information that it had sailed, having shaped its course westwardly.
From The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) by Thomas Jefferson
The branch line from the Mexican Central, which runs from the City of Mexico westwardly to the Balsas river, is destined ultimately to reach the famous seaport of Acapulco, on the Pacific Ocean.
From Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development by Martin Hume
The claim to a westwardly extension to those seas was thus early asserted, as part, not of Louisiana, but of New France.
From The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery by Travers Twiss
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