Definition of westward
: toward the west
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There is a 38 percent probability that a major hurricane will make landfall for the Gulf Coast from the Florida panhandle westward to Brownsville -- a number that jumps to 63 percent for the entire U.S. coastline, researchers predict.
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Such a voyage is a straight shot westward and would take about 3 weeks of daytime sailing at typical Viking ship speeds (which, for the uninformed, is about 11 kilometers per hour).
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The governors who are members represent 19 states from that second tier of states west of the Mississippi and westward and the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands.
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Logs mid-river could be seen bobbing while headed westward.
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As the nation expanded westward, the urban-rural division went with it.
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The Liaoning entered Taiwan’s air-defense identification zone Tuesday at 8 p.m., sailing westward out of the zone about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said in a statement.
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His first independent film Darah dan Doa — or Blood and Prayer — (1949) follows a teacher turned army captain who eliminates a communist rebellion, leads a long march westward and is eventually captured and tortured by Dutch forces.
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From the coast, Captain Bobby Abruscato reports continuing good action on redfish from the marshes behind Dauphin Island and westward into Mississippi Sound.
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First Known Use of westward
before 12th century
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More than a week in advance, the European model predicted an oddball westward jog in Sandy’s track, whereas the American model arced it eastward and harmlessly away from the East Coast.
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The low-lying Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of the Bahamas, have been hit by Hurricane Irma as the now Category 4 storm continues to move north-westwards towards Florida.
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In mostly Orthodox Ukraine, as in Moldova, recognising December 25th is part of a westwards turn.
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Officials along the Gulf Coast had believed they would be spared the worst of the assault until the storm’s trajectory took an unfavorable westward bounce late in the week.
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Ankara halted the westward flow of refugees, mostly Syrians, and in return received €3 billion ($3.51 billion) from EU countries—plus political and economic promises.
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The westward shift prompted Pinellas County, home to St. Petersburg, to order 260,000 people to leave, while Georgia scaled back evacuation orders for some coastal residents.
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Irma began its 12-day westward march from the African Coast on Aug. 29.
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The westward shift prompted Pinellas County, home to St. Petersburg, to order 260,000 people to leave, while Georgia scaled back evacuation orders for some coastal residents.
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First Known Use of westward
circa 1596
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: toward the west
Settlers moved westward.
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