eastwards
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east·ward
(ēst′wərd)adv. & adj.
Toward, to, or in the east.
n.
An eastward direction, point, or region.
east′ward·ly adv. & adj.
east′wards adv.
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eastwards
(ˈiːstwədz) oreastward
adv
towards the east
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
eastwards
1. 'eastwards'
If you move or look eastwards, you move or look towards the east.
They were pressing on eastwards towards the city's small airfield.
I looked out through the window and could see eastwards as far as the distant horizon.
Eastwards is only used as an adverb.
2. 'eastward'
In American English and old-fashioned British English, eastward is often used instead of 'eastwards'.
The two cousins hurried eastward against the sharp wind.
He walked back into the field, scanning eastward for dark figures.
In both British and American English, eastward is sometimes used as an adjective in front of a noun.
...the eastward expansion of the City of London.
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Adv. | 1. | eastwards - toward the east; "they migrated eastward to Sweden" |
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