eastbound

adjective

east·​bound ˈēs(t)-ˌbau̇nd How to pronounce eastbound (audio)
: traveling or heading east

Examples of eastbound in a Sentence

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Broken down vehicle on eastbound K-10 in De Soto There is a broken down vehicle on K-10 from Kill Creek Road to South Cedar Creek Parkway. Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025 The investigators determined the vehicle was eastbound on E. Harwood Road at a high rate of speed, struck a curb, left the roadway, and crashed into the side of a building before catching fire. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Jan. 2025 There will also be a few lane restrictions on eastbound I-10. Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 17 Jan. 2025 Anthonie Marte, 23, was sitting in the front passenger seat as 19-year-old driver Jaden Dsouza weaved in and out of traffic on the eastbound Southern State Parkway in North Massapequa around 11 p.m. Sunday, police said. Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for eastbound 

Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of eastbound was in 1871

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“Eastbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eastbound. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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eastbound

adjective
east·​bound ˈēs(t)-ˌbau̇nd How to pronounce eastbound (audio)
: going east
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