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eastward
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
eastward
(adverb)
eastward
/
ˈ
iːstwɚd/
adverb
also chiefly British
eastwards
/
ˈ
iːstwɚdz/
eastward
/
ˈ
iːstwɚd/
adverb
also chiefly British
eastwards
/
ˈ
iːstwɚdz/
Britannica Dictionary definition of EASTWARD
[
more eastward; most eastward
]
:
toward the east
We sailed
eastward
. [=
east
]
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— eastward
adjective
an
eastward
course
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