: westward direction or part
sail to the westward
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Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
With maximum sustained winds of 59 miles per hour, the storm was moving westward across the mountainous northern region of Cordillera toward the South China Sea, the state weather agency said in its 11 a.m. weather bulletin.
—Reuters, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Mary Gilbert, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
The hurricane center said a westward to west-northwestward movement is forecast through Thursday and a slower northwest to north-northwest motion is expected by late Friday.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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Adverb or adjective
Route 66 should be experienced westward, seeing the sun set over a series of new horizons.
—Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
With maximum sustained winds of 59 miles per hour, the storm was moving westward across the mountainous northern region of Cordillera toward the South China Sea, the state weather agency said in its 11 a.m. weather bulletin.
—Reuters, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Noun
The other shows the storm making a harder westward turn in the Gulf, which could weaken the storm or result in landfall in northeastern Mexico.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
The hurricane center said a westward to west-northwestward movement is forecast through Thursday and a slower northwest to north-northwest motion is expected by late Friday.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Westward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westward. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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: westward direction or part
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