eastbound

adjective

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

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The incident report was issued Friday at 8:27 p.m., and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Friday at 8:31 p.m. Crash report: I-70 There is a crash on eastbound I-70 between I-670/I-70 and US-169/US-69/7th Street/Exit 422. Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2025 Changes include the addition of new right- and left-turn lanes on southbound U.S. 41, a second left-turn on northbound U.S. 41, a second right-turn lane on eastbound Stearns School Road and a new westbound receiving lane on Stearns. Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025 Arlington police said that officers responded to the eastbound lanes of I-30 near Fielder Road to investigate the wreck. Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2025 The teenagers’ vehicle collided with the trailer and flew across the median and both eastbound lanes of the highway. Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 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 22 May. 2025.

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eastbound

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