: westward direction or part
sail to the westward
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Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Yet recent discoveries have extended its range significantly westward into the waters off Western Australia.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Mary Gilbert, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
The hurricane center said a westward to west-northwestward movement is forecast through Thursday and a slower northwest to north-northwest motion is expected by late Friday.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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Because of this, the NHC warns that the Leeward Islands, Bermuda, the Greater Antilles and U.S. East Coast could see life-threatening surf and rip current conditions as swells from Kirk start spreading westward.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Yet recent discoveries have extended its range significantly westward into the waters off Western Australia.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Noun
The other shows the storm making a harder westward turn in the Gulf, which could weaken the storm or result in landfall in northeastern Mexico.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
The hurricane center said a westward to west-northwestward movement is forecast through Thursday and a slower northwest to north-northwest motion is expected by late Friday.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Westward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westward. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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westward
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: westward direction or part
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