(adv.) Toward the east; in the direction of east from some point or place; as, New Haven lies eastward from New York.
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E, antarctic, arctic, austral, boreal, cardinal points, compass card, compass rose, degrees, eastabout, eastbound, easterly, eastermost, eastern, easternmost, eastward, eastwardly, eastwards, half points, hyperborean, lubber line, meridional, north, northbound, northeast, northeasterly, northeastern, northerly, northern, northernmost, northward, northwest, northwesterly, northwestern, occident, occidental, orient, oriental, quarter points, rhumb, south, southbound, southeast, southeasterly, southeastern, southerly, southern, southernmost, southward, southwest, southwesterly, southwestern, sunrise, sunset, west, westbound, westerly, western, westernmost, westward
