westward
Americanadjective
adverb
noun
adjective
adverb
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Etymology
Origin of westward
before 900; Middle English; Old English westweard. See west, -ward
Example Sentences
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According to the report, commanders became aware of the fire’s westward movement just after 2 a.m., and ordered evacuations for much of west Altadena at 3 a.m., with alerts going out at 3:25 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Wherever the group paused along their journey westward, they planted one.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
Mr. Crytzer’s narrative hums along with the National Road’s traffic as he colorfully describes Pony Express riders, stagecoaches, Conestoga wagons and many thousands of migrants wending ever westward, feeding the nation’s economic and territorial growth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
A fourth vessel, the Madagascar-flagged tanker Murlikishan, meanwhile crossed the strait westward into the Gulf on Tuesday morning through the Larak Island route.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
The road east to the plain, or the pass back westward, those they would first search most thoroughly.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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