eastbound

adjective

east·bound ˈēs(t)-ˌbau̇nd

: traveling or heading east

Examples of eastbound in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After the shooting, police shut down the eastbound lanes of M Street SW between Fourth Street and Delaware Avenue, not far from the baseball park. —

Martin Weil, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2023 Bibiano allegedly passed a vehicle in front of him in the eastbound lane in a no-passing zone, according to officials. —

Beacon-News Staff, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2023 The man turned southbound onto Smith, eastbound on Snow, southbound on West 130th and eastbound on Pearl. —

Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2023 All southbound traffic on I-5 north of I-8 will be diverted to eastbound I-8. —

Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023 Gregory Herzig, of Colrain, died April 12 after Repka allegedly attempted a U-turn on Route 2, turning her rental SUV into the path of Herzig’s eastbound motorcycle, the statement said. —

Maeve Lawler, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023 Naked woman with gun at eastbound Bay Bridge approach. —

CBS News, 26 July 2023 The eastbound span of the Goethals Bridge in Elizabeth, N.J. —

The Editorial Board, WSJ, 24 July 2023 The freeway ramps from eastbound and westbound I-94 and from northbound I-275 are also closed. —

Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2023 See More

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