: westward direction or part
sail to the westward
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Claire Brown, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Beijing’s pivotal partners westward to the global center include first Pakistan, India’s other big rival, via Pakistan’s ports and land access to Central Asia.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 29 Jan. 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
Researchers have documented how the landslides have pushed westward, almost doubling in area since the state mapped them in 2007.
—Claire Brown, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Beijing’s pivotal partners westward to the global center include first Pakistan, India’s other big rival, via Pakistan’s ports and land access to Central Asia.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 29 Jan. 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 9 Mar. 2025.
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: westward direction or part
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