the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ad. Toward the east; in the direction of east from some point or place.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Toward the east; in the direction of east: as, to travel eastward; the Dead Sea lies eastward of Jerusalem.
Having a direction toward the east.
Bearing toward the east; deviating or tending in the direction of the east: as, the eastward trend of the mountains.
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adj. moving toward the east
n. the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
ad. toward the east
Word Usage
"But just as tobacco once spread from Europe to the Ottoman Empire (thanks to “English infidels,” wrote one Turkish historian), another curse has blown eastward from the civilized West: the smoking ban, due to arrive in Asia Minor on July 19."