: eastward direction or part
sail to the eastward
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2025
There is a slight chance of rain, mainly south of Interstate 70 and sliding eastward throughout the day, the weather service said in its forecast discussion.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025
Jeff Martin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Potentially deadly flash flooding was forecast through Saturday for the South and Midwest as severe thunderstorms blowing eastward become supercharged.
—Adrian Sainz, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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Adverb or adjective
To catch Saturn, Venus and Neptune at play, stargazers need only find a clear, unobstructed view of the horizon, and look eastward in the hour preceding sunrise on April 28.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2025
There is a slight chance of rain, mainly south of Interstate 70 and sliding eastward throughout the day, the weather service said in its forecast discussion.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
The coming days were also forecast to bring the risk of potentially deadly flash flooding to the South and Midwest as severe thunderstorms blowing eastward become supercharged.
—Jeff Martin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Potentially deadly flash flooding was forecast through Saturday for the South and Midwest as severe thunderstorms blowing eastward become supercharged.
—Adrian Sainz, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Eastward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eastward. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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