: westward direction or part
sail to the westward
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G. Patrick O'Brien, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025
Many species were migrating westward, via a land bridge connecting present-day Russia to Canada.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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
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Adverb or adjective
Fearful that Colonists might provoke a costly war with Indigenous people, Parliament issued the Proclamation of 1763, which attempted to protect native land by discouraging Colonial expansion westward.
—G. Patrick O'Brien, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025
Many species were migrating westward, via a land bridge connecting present-day Russia to Canada.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
Continuing westward, Mars formed a different type of isosceles triangle with Pollux and Castor on Feb. 2, with Pollux marking the vertex and Mars and Castor forming the base.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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
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“Westward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westward. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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: westward direction or part
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