westwards

west·ward

W0104100 (wĕst′wərd)adv. & adj. Toward, to, or in the west.n. A westward direction, point, or region.

west′ward·ly adv. & adj.west′wards adv.

westward">westward1. 'westwards'

If you move or look westwards, you move or look towards the west.

The reef stretches westwards from the tip of Florida.Ten minutes later we were flying westwards over the great marshes.

Westwards is always an adverb.

2. 'westward'

In American English and old-fashioned British English, westward is often used instead of 'westwards'.

He sailed westward from Palos de la Frontera.

In both British and American English, westward is sometimes used as an adjective in front of a noun.

...the westward expansion of the city.

Thesaurus

Adv.

westwards - toward the west; "they traveled westward toward the setting sun"westward

Translations

verso ovest