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Definitions for eastward
ˈist wərdeast·ward

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. east, due east, eastward, Eadjective

    the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

  2. eastbound, eastwardadverb

    moving toward the east

    "eastbound trains"

  3. eastward, eastwardsadverb

    toward the east

    "they migrated eastward to Sweden"

Wiktionary

  1. eastwardnoun

    The direction or area lying to the east.

  2. eastwardadverb

    Towards the east.

  3. eastwardadjective

    Situated or directed towards the east.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Eastwardadverb

    Towards the East.

    Etymology: East and toward.

    The moon, which performs its motion swifter than the sun, gets eastward out of his rays, and appears when the sun is set. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. iv. c. 13.

    What shall we do, or where direct our flight?
    Eastward, as far as I could cast my sight,
    From op’ning heav’ns, I saw descending light. Dryden.

ChatGPT

  1. eastward

    Eastward refers to the direction towards the east, or facing or moving towards the east.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Eastwardadverb

    alt. of Eastwards

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of eastward in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of eastward in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of eastward in a Sentence

  1. Brett McGurk:

    I think the Iranians believe they have some eastward option with Russia and China in which they can circumvent the pressure of sanctions, and that is just wrong. And so I think we are approaching the talks at the end of November as a pretty united front with the P5 +1.

  2. Victor Gensini:

    Our future projections of how severe weather may change in the future are really showing two things, they kind of show an earlier start to the severe weather season -- so more severe weather in February, more severe weather in March -- and then also sort of this eastward increase.

  3. Kyle Thiem:

    For Georgia, we're expecting two possible waves of activity: the first will be in the afternoon on Sunday as a warm front moves through the area, the second wave of storms will likely come through overnight as the main system moves eastward.

  4. Harriet Hunnable:

    As demand for gold grows rapidly in China and the Far East markets, and physical bullion moves eastward, the world increasingly looks at market conditions and price signals in the biggest bullion trading hub in the region, Hong Kong.

  5. Eric Mock:

    The aid that we're sending is on both sides of the conflict, so, in other words, we are also sending aid into Russia because there are people fleeing eastward out of the conflict.

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