Definition of eastbound
:traveling or heading east
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Crews are now working on the south side of 159th Street — the eastbound lanes — and will then switch to the north side.
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Lanes of Mission Gorge Road and the eastbound freeway off-ramp were closed for a time during the investigation.
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The driver of the eastbound vehicle was taken to Centegra Hospital-Huntley, where she was pronounced dead at 3:48 p.m., Majewski said.
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The eastbound lanes of Interstate 80/94 were closed for about two hours late Saturday as police investigated a crash that killed a 28-year-old Portage man.
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The crash occurred at 5:19 p.m. — rush hour — in the eastbound lanes in the midst of a massive repavement project on the highway.
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Fire crews closed the eastbound lanes of the freeway for about an hour while firefighters and fire helicopters beat back the blaze.
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Baltimore National Pike traffic headed west was closed at Bethany Lane for approximately two hours Monday, and eastbound traffic was diverted to Frederick Road during that time.
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Prior to 4 p.m., all eastbound lanes and one westbound lane on Port Boulevard will remain open.
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First Known Use of eastbound
1871
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Definition of eastbound for English Language Learners
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: going toward the east
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