/west"weuhrd/ , adj.
1. moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the west: a westward migration of farm workers.
adv.
2. Also, westwards . toward the west; west: a train moving westward.
n.
3. the westward part, direction, or point: The wind had veered to the westward.
[ bef. 900; ME; OE westweard. See WEST, -WARD ]