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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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.westward - the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
cardinal compass point - one of the four main compass points
Adj.1.westwardwestward - moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers"
west - situated in or facing or moving toward the west
Adv.1.westward - toward the west; "they traveled westward toward the setting sun"
Translations
westward [ˈwestwəd]
A. ADJ [movement, migration] → hacia el oeste, en dirección oeste
westward [ˈwɛstwərd] westwards [ˈwɛstwərdz]
adv [sail, travel] → vers l'ouest
adj [flight, journey] → vers l'ouest
westward
adj directionwestlich; routenach 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

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.
Westward I saw the zodiacal light mingling with the yellow brilliance of the evening star.
And for the first time in the history of trading my schooners to the westward carried Bibles in their stock.
 
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