westward
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westward¹
- /ˈwɛst.wɚd/ US
- /ˈwɛst.wəd/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English westward, from Old English westweard.
adjective more westward · most westward
- Lying toward the west. […] yond same star that’s westward from the pole
- Moving or oriented toward the west. 1783, Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, London: W. Strahan & T. Cadell, Volume 3, Chapter 17, p. 8, Those who steer their westward course through the middle of the Propontis, may at once descry the high lands of Thrace and Bithynia, and never lose sight of the l
adverb more westward · most westward
- Toward the west. ride westward.
noun
- The western region or countries; the west. I name this to explain what I said before, of Ships being embay’d and lost here: this is when, coming from the Westward, they omit to keep a good Offing, or are taken short by contrary Winds […]
Westward²
proper noun
- A civil parish and small village in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY2744).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: westbound, westerly, west, shanxi, ho, west-facing, western, westernmost, occidentally, westwardly, westmost, wester, westering, occidental, west-northwestward, west-southwestward
Translations
Talk about this word "westward." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/westward. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. westward. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/westward "westward." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/westward.Cite this
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title = {westward},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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