eastward

1 of 2

adverb or adjective

east·​ward ˈēst-wərd How to pronounce eastward (audio)
: toward the east
eastwards adverb

eastward

2 of 2

noun

: eastward direction or part
sail to the eastward

Examples of eastward in a Sentence

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Adverb or adjective
Expanding the taxing district eastward in downtown Louisville The Louisville Downtown Management District is an example of a business improvement district, also called a management district, and was the first one created in Kentucky more than 30 years ago. Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024 Though the oil tanker was not connected to the Houthi attacks, its confiscation threatened to spread hostilities eastward to the Persian Gulf, another key shipping route. George Petras, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024 Similarly, fulvous whistling ducks have been spreading throughout the southern U.S., with populations now established from southern California eastward to Florida. M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 10 Jan. 2024 From there, some branches of the language moved eastward and gave rise to languages including Persian and Hindustani. Kurt Kleiner, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2024 The weather will clear up by Sunday as the system shifts eastward into Louisiana and the lower Mississippi Valley. Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2024 This area of high pressure will then move eastward to the East Coast Monday, but temperatures are expected to warm up for the middle of the country over the next week. Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2024 The question is whether the EU will grant the country candidate status anyway – if only to prevent disillusioned Georgians from looking eastward for consolation. Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2023 Police say the fentanyl labs have spread eastward from British Columbia — into Alberta and now Toronto. Nick Miroff, Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2023
Noun
These storms will intensify and track eastward overnight along the Ohio River, moving into parts of Ohio by early Wednesday morning. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2024 The Houthis are extending their power eastward and southward by making tribal alliances, worrying Saudi Arabia because the leadership is comprised of Zaydi Shiites, and the Saudis fear Iranian influence (although there is little evidence of this). Charles Schmitz, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2011 Because a little rain fell after midnight from Interstate 95 eastward, the two-day totals for the storm reached 2.16 inches at National and 2.28 inches at BWI. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023 But there was an equally vigorous sea trade from India eastward, to Indonesia. Jared Diamond, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2023 But every few years, the trade winds that blow from east to west weaken, allowing that warm water to slosh eastward and pile up along the equator. CBS News, 12 Oct. 2023 Nando and Roberto, who trek eastwards towards Chile in search of help, may be the notional heroes, but the film is rather poignant in its resistance, against the conventional rules of screenwriting, to singling them out as such. Guy Lodge, Variety, 9 Sep. 2023 As the coastal storm becomes more organized on Friday, rainfall will shift north and eastward into parts of the Carolinas and Virginia. Mary Gilbert, CNN, 20 Sep. 2023 The smoke began clearing out of the city Monday as flow from the Pacific Ocean began to push the haze eastward. Denise Chow, NBC News, 22 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

Adverb Or Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of eastward was before the 12th century

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“Eastward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eastward. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

eastward

1 of 2 adverb or adjective
east·​ward ˈēs-twərd How to pronounce eastward (audio)
: toward the east
eastwardly adverb or adjective
eastwards adverb

eastward

2 of 2 noun
: eastward direction or part

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