: westward direction or part
sail to the westward
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2025
The mighty constellation Leo the Lion is on the prowl westward.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2025
Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
To American expansionists, the conquest of the Philippines was a continuation of the United States’ westward drive and a fulfillment of its civilizing and democratizing mission.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Adverb or adjective
The moon's ascending node (the point in the sky where its orbit crosses the ecliptic from south to north) is moving westward around the ecliptic once in 18.61 years (6,798 days).
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2025
The mighty constellation Leo the Lion is on the prowl westward.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2025
Noun
The high-pressure system may 'retrograde' westward toward the Gulf of Alaska, in the opposite direction of motion of typical weather systems.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
To American expansionists, the conquest of the Philippines was a continuation of the United States’ westward drive and a fulfillment of its civilizing and democratizing mission.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Westward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westward. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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: westward direction or part
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