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westward

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west·ward  (wstwrd)
adv. & adj.
Toward, to, or in the west.
n.
A westward direction, point, or region.
westward·ly adv. & adj.
westwards adv.
westward [ˈwɛstwəd]
adj
moving, facing, or situated in the west
adv
Also westwards towards the west
n
the westward part, direction, etc.; the west
westwardly  adj & adv
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Noun1.westward - the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
due west, W, west
cardinal compass point - one of the four main compass points
Adj.1.westward - moving toward the westwestward - moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers"
westbound, westerly
west - situated in or facing or moving toward the west
Adv.1.westward - toward the west; "they traveled westward toward the setting sun"
westwards
Translations
westward [ˈwestwəd]
A. ADJ [movement, migration] → hacia el oeste, en dirección oeste
B. ADV → hacia el oeste, en dirección oeste
westward [ˈwɛstwərd] westwards [ˈwɛstwərdz]
adv [sail, travel] → vers l'ouest
adj [flight, journey] → vers l'ouest
westward
adj direction → westlich; route → nach Westen, (in) Richtung Westen
adv (also westwards) → westwärts, nach Westen, (in) Richtung Westen
westward [ˈwɛstwəd]
1. adj (direction) → ovest inv
2. adv (also westwards) → a ovest, verso ovest
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In the second place, the ebb was now making--a strong rippling current running westward through the basin, and then south'ard and seaward down the straits by which we had entered in the morning.
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Westward I saw the zodiacal light mingling with the yellow brilliance of the evening star.
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