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1. westward
adverb. ['ˈwɛstwɝd'] toward the west.
Antonyms
Etymology
- westweard (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Westward
- awkward
- awkward
- aylward
- backward
- buzzword
- carryforward
- cloward
- derward
- dorward
- downward
- durward
- eastward
- eduard
- edward
- gatward
- goward
- hallward
- harward
- hayward
- heyward
Sentences with westward
1. Adjective
Important events like the Louisiana Purchase, along with a desire for more farmland, prompted westward expansion.
2. Adverb
Opossums were originally found only in the southeastern U.S. but have gradually migrated northward and westward.
3. Verb, base form
This is because the formidable wall of rock and stone forms a long barrier to westward moving air masses.
4. Noun, singular or mass
From Wilmington, head north on US 421 to North Carolina 210, then turn left, westward.