: eastward direction or part
sail to the eastward
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Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
The analysis found a previously unknown fault that runs south to north and is tilted eastward at around a 45-degree angle, per the statement.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
The system, which is moving eastwards in the opposite direction to the U.S., has the same likelihood of becoming a tropical cyclone across the next 7 days.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Adverb or adjective
The storm will travel eastward, with snow and rain possible by late Wednesday in the Great Lakes and Northeast.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
The analysis found a previously unknown fault that runs south to north and is tilted eastward at around a 45-degree angle, per the statement.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
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
The system, which is moving eastwards in the opposite direction to the U.S., has the same likelihood of becoming a tropical cyclone across the next 7 days.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Eastward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eastward. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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