eastbound

adjective

east·​bound ˈēs(t)-ˌbau̇nd How to pronounce eastbound (audio)
: traveling or heading east

Examples of eastbound in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Witnesses called 911 just before 8 p.m. to report seeing a blue Honda SUV heading west in the eastbound lanes of South Santa Fe Avenue near North Rancho Sante Fe Road. Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024 Mayes-Gale was arrested and booked into jail after an officer spotted a vehicle heading west in an eastbound lane at a downtown St. Louis intersection, police said in an affidavit filed in support of her arrest. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024 The force of the crash threw the pedestrian into the eastbound lanes of I-70. Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024 Mitchell said the preliminary investigation revealed the victim was outside of his car on the eastbound lanes of Fern Valley Road when a vehicle struck him and then drove away. The Courier-Journal, 7 Mar. 2024 Morning traffic in the area was impacted for about four hours around the collision site while police investigate the scene, including a blockage of eastbound Story Road between Roberts and Lucretia avenues. Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024 Two westbound and eastbound lanes on Century Boulevard at Concourse Way (between La Cienega Boulevard and Aviation Boulevard) are closed. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024 The closure starts Monday, April 15, for eastbound right turns on Broadway at Riverside Boulevard and Land Park Drive. Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024 Drawings showed the team headquarters located where Oak and eastbound Truman Road intersect. Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of eastbound was in 1871

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“Eastbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eastbound. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.

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eastbound

adjective
east·​bound ˈēs(t)-ˌbau̇nd How to pronounce eastbound (audio)
: going east
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