eastwardadverb
uk/ˈiːst.wəd/us/ˈiːst.wɚd/also eastwardstowards the east:
They marched eastward towards the capital.
The storm is moving slowly eastwards.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Points of the compass
- compass reading
- E, e
- east
- easterly
- geomagnetic pole
- N, n
- northeastern
- northeastward
- northerly
- northern
- northernmost
- northwestern
- northwestward
- southeastern
- southern
- southernmost
- southward
- southwestern
- true north
- western
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eastwardadjective
uk/ˈiːst.wəd/us/ˈiːst.wɚd/towards the east:
He was going in an eastward direction.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Points of the compass
- compass reading
- E, e
- east
- easterly
- geomagnetic pole
- N, n
- northeastern
- northeastward
- northerly
- northern
- northernmost
- northwestern
- northwestward
- southeastern
- southern
- southernmost
- southward
- southwestern
- true north
- western
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