: eastward direction or part
sail to the eastward
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
The system was moving ashore in the Pacific Northwest early Wednesday and is expected to track eastward, affecting the region beginning Wednesday night, the weather service said.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
The plumes are expected to rapidly move eastwards, the IMD added.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
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Adverb or adjective
Instead of the previous setup where the Green and Orange lines extended eastward beyond the El Cajon Transit Center, those lines now end there, and passengers heading farther east take the Copper Line.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
The system was moving ashore in the Pacific Northwest early Wednesday and is expected to track eastward, affecting the region beginning Wednesday night, the weather service said.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025
Noun
As the comet neared its closest approach, its direction of origin would have meant that its motion in the sky began to accelerate eastwards, not westwards, fast enough to begin to counter Earth's rotation in the opposite direction.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
The plumes are expected to rapidly move eastwards, the IMD added.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Eastward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eastward. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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