: eastward direction or part
sail to the eastward
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Nidhi Sharma, NBC News, 5 Sep. 2023
But one coastal area, San Diego, once also considered at higher risk, perhaps fared a little better than expected, as Hilary’s track moved eastward more than initially expected.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
Several tornado watches were issued by Monday afternoon, covering around 40 million people across a large area from western Tennessee and Kentucky eastward into portions of North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 7 Aug. 2023
As the system spins its way eastward, the smoke is also likely to shift to the east.
—Dan Bilefsky, New York Times, 28 June 2023
Heavy morning cloud cover should keep much of Portland gloomy to start off the week, but by the afternoon most of the clouds will move eastward gradually clearing skies to mostly sunny.
—oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2023
As the heat dome expands eastward, millions of people in the mid-Atlantic may experience triple-digit temperatures that haven't been reached in years, experts advised.
—USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
In both the ocean and the atmosphere, these gargantuan waves, called Kelvin waves, always travel eastward.
—Katie McCormick, Quanta Magazine, 18 July 2023
But during an El Niño, the winds slow down and can even reverse direction, allowing the warmer water to spread eastward all the way to South America.
—Nick Thompson, CNN, 14 July 2023
Denise Chow, NBC News, 22 Aug. 2023
According to forecasters an area of high pressure centered to the west of the area will continue to build eastward.
—Leigh Morgan, al, 26 July 2023
The eastern Joshua tree’s range in California is centered in the Mojave National Preserve and eastward into Nevada.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2023
Winds in the Columbia River Gorge will be breezy with gusts of 25-35 mph beginning near Hood River and continuing eastward.
—oregonlive, 10 July 2023
Given a weak cold front advancing eastward in the region, high humidity and strong high-altitude winds that could energize storms and help some rotate, the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has placed the entire area in an elevated risk zone for severe storms.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 3 July 2023
With a latitude of 5 degrees, favorable weather conditions and the possibility to launch both north and eastward, Kourou ticked all the boxes for an operational spaceport.
—Karlijn Korpershoek, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 June 2023
Almost every major weather station from Chicago to Little Rock and as far south as Brownsville, Tex., and areas eastward have seen one of their top-five-warmest starts to a year.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2023
People should lie flat on their back with their feet facing eastward and look up, noting that the eyes should be given about 30 minutes to adapt to the dark.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 18 Apr. 2023
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The National Weather Service said the storm front is forecast to move eastward on Wednesday, with potential severe thunderstorms bringing wind gusts and lightning to parts of the Great Lakes, Tennessee and lower Mississippi Valley.
—Nidhi Sharma, NBC News, 5 Sep. 2023
But one coastal area, San Diego, once also considered at higher risk, perhaps fared a little better than expected, as Hilary’s track moved eastward more than initially expected.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
Several tornado watches were issued by Monday afternoon, covering around 40 million people across a large area from western Tennessee and Kentucky eastward into portions of North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 7 Aug. 2023
As the system spins its way eastward, the smoke is also likely to shift to the east.
—Dan Bilefsky, New York Times, 28 June 2023
Heavy morning cloud cover should keep much of Portland gloomy to start off the week, but by the afternoon most of the clouds will move eastward gradually clearing skies to mostly sunny.
—oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2023
As the heat dome expands eastward, millions of people in the mid-Atlantic may experience triple-digit temperatures that haven't been reached in years, experts advised.
—USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
In both the ocean and the atmosphere, these gargantuan waves, called Kelvin waves, always travel eastward.
—Katie McCormick, Quanta Magazine, 18 July 2023
But during an El Niño, the winds slow down and can even reverse direction, allowing the warmer water to spread eastward all the way to South America.
—Nick Thompson, CNN, 14 July 2023
Noun
The smoke began clearing out of the city Monday as flow from the Pacific Ocean began to push the haze eastward.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 22 Aug. 2023
According to forecasters an area of high pressure centered to the west of the area will continue to build eastward.
—Leigh Morgan, al, 26 July 2023
The eastern Joshua tree’s range in California is centered in the Mojave National Preserve and eastward into Nevada.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2023
Winds in the Columbia River Gorge will be breezy with gusts of 25-35 mph beginning near Hood River and continuing eastward.
—oregonlive, 10 July 2023
Given a weak cold front advancing eastward in the region, high humidity and strong high-altitude winds that could energize storms and help some rotate, the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has placed the entire area in an elevated risk zone for severe storms.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 3 July 2023
With a latitude of 5 degrees, favorable weather conditions and the possibility to launch both north and eastward, Kourou ticked all the boxes for an operational spaceport.
—Karlijn Korpershoek, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 June 2023
Almost every major weather station from Chicago to Little Rock and as far south as Brownsville, Tex., and areas eastward have seen one of their top-five-warmest starts to a year.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2023
People should lie flat on their back with their feet facing eastward and look up, noting that the eyes should be given about 30 minutes to adapt to the dark.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 18 Apr. 2023
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