: westward direction or part
sail to the westward
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Lauren Frayer, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
Fierce Santa Ana winds blowing from the desert region westward toward the California coast have driven the flames through homes, horse farms and businesses, forcing the evacuation of 20,000 residents.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
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
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Adverb or adjective
Hezbollah's ability to keep its promise may be complicated by events in Syria
Hezbollah's supply routes run westward from its patron Iran, across Iraq and Syria and into Lebanon.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
Fierce Santa Ana winds blowing from the desert region westward toward the California coast have driven the flames through homes, horse farms and businesses, forcing the evacuation of 20,000 residents.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
An avid mountain climber and skier, Weiner felt that American westward pull and, after training in hospitals in Pennsylvania and Vermont, took the job at St. Peter’s in 1996.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
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
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“Westward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westward. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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: westward direction or part
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