EASTWARD


Meaning of EASTWARD in English

I.

See main entry: ↑ eastwards

II. east ‧ wards /ˈiːstwədz $ -wərdz/ BrE AmE ( also east‧ward /-wəd $ -wərd/) adverb

[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ east , ↑ easterly , ↑ eastern , ↑ eastbound , ↑ easternmost , ↑ eastward ; noun : ↑ east , easterner, ↑ easterly ; adverb : ↑ east , eastward(s)]

towards the east:

The ship continued sailing eastwards.

—eastward adjective :

We followed an eastward course up the river.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.