: eastward direction or part
sail to the eastward
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The system will shift eastward across the central Gulf coast Monday night and Tuesday, and a batch of rain and thunderstorms may hit the coast Christmas Day.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
However, new spaghetti mapping from Tropical Tidbits, an Atlantic hurricane information and forecasting site, shows Rafael may divert eastward up through southeastern Alabama and into Georgia.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Adverb or adjective
The system is moving eastward, and winter weather advisories are in effect from Wisconsin to Maine, as well as portions of the mid-Atlantic, including Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Philadelphia.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The system will shift eastward across the central Gulf coast Monday night and Tuesday, and a batch of rain and thunderstorms may hit the coast Christmas Day.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Noun
The severe weather threat is expected to expand eastward, potentially affecting a dozen states through Sunday.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
However, new spaghetti mapping from Tropical Tidbits, an Atlantic hurricane information and forecasting site, shows Rafael may divert eastward up through southeastern Alabama and into Georgia.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Eastward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eastward. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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