: westward direction or part
sail to the westward
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The document laid out plans for the Polish army to retreat westward to the Vistula River, which runs through the center of Poland, in case of an invasion from the east by Russia.
—arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
The high-pressure system may 'retrograde' westward toward the Gulf of Alaska, in the opposite direction of motion of typical weather systems.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Adverb or adjective
Moscow invaded in 2014 and then again in 2022 to stop Kyiv's move westward, and said Ukraine's ambitions to join NATO were an intolerable security threat.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The document laid out plans for the Polish army to retreat westward to the Vistula River, which runs through the center of Poland, in case of an invasion from the east by Russia.
—arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
Continuing westward, Mars formed a different type of isosceles triangle with Pollux and Castor on Feb. 2, with Pollux marking the vertex and Mars and Castor forming the base.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
The high-pressure system may 'retrograde' westward toward the Gulf of Alaska, in the opposite direction of motion of typical weather systems.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Westward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westward. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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: westward direction or part
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