westbound

adjective

west·​bound ˈwes(t)-ˌbau̇nd How to pronounce westbound (audio)
: traveling or heading west

Examples of westbound in a Sentence

Traffic in the westbound lane is backing up.
Recent Examples on the Web At peak hours, Riverview’s westbound and eastbound travel times would be about 40 minutes each way. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2024 Starting Friday as bridge work begins just east of US-24, traffic on westbound I-696 will be detoured to northbound M-10. Detroit Free Press, 10 Jan. 2024 Motorists on westbound Sunol Boulevard can only take northbound I-680. Austin Turner, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024 All westbound lanes of Interstate 20 were closed near Park Springs Boulevard in Arlington on Thursday afternoon following the shooting about 1:30 p.m. James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Feb. 2024 The incident took place at around 8 a.m. on the westbound span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA). Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2024 Officers closed all lanes of westbound I-8 in the area as well as the on-ramp for several hours. Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024 The westbound span of the bridge was closed for several hours following the crash, as tow operators were working to clear vehicles. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2024 Their car was left at a rest stop in New Kent County on the westbound side of the highway, and their remains were later found along a dirt lane in a nearby forest. correction A previous version of this article included an incorrect age for Richard Keith Call. Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of westbound was in 1847

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“Westbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westbound. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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westbound

adjective
west·​bound ˈwes(t)-ˌbau̇nd How to pronounce westbound (audio)
: going west
a westbound train
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