eastward

[US]/'iːstwəd/
[UK]/'istwɚdz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. in the direction towards the east; facing or moving towards the east
adv. towards the east
n. the direction or region towards the east

Phrases & Collocations

move eastward

Example Sentences

they followed an eastward course.

the advance created an eastward-facing bulge in the line.

limestone plateaux extend eastward towards the river.

he walked south-eastwards from the river.

The crowd is heading eastward, believing that they can find gold there.

a balloon drifting eastward; as the wreckage drifted toward shore.

The Russians use the threat of redirecting oil and gas supplies eastward to pressurise their European customers.

Besides Bree itself, there was Staddle on the other side of the hill, Combe in a deep valley a little further eastward, and Archet on the edge of the Chetwood.

Real-world Examples

Winds at the Equator would be deflected further eastward.

Source: Realm of Legends

They move in alternating directions, some eastward, some westward.

Source: The History Channel documentary "Cosmos"

Ride the sea breezes further eastward to the Cape’s elbow, and drop anchor at Chatham.

Source: Cloud Travel Handbook

Phase four, the eastward move to crash the United States.

Source: "BBC Documentary: The Truth about Diaoyu Islands"

Next day they began marching eastward down the side of the great river.

Source: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Thence the trains eastward run frequently to Chicago and New York.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

Walking eastward, Phaethon entered the Sun God's gleaming palace at last.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Instead, they retreated eastward, burning their crops and homes as they went.

Source: New Version of University English Comprehensive Course 4

It wants to “pivot” eastward, to soothe maritime nerves jangled by China's rise (see Banyan).

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

And this isotherm has shifted in the same rate as the swans shifted eastward.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2021 Collection

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