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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees;
[syn: west, due west, westward, W]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. moving toward the west;
- Example: "westbound pioneers"
[syn: westbound, westerly, westward]


ADVERB (1)

1. toward the west;
- Example: "they traveled westward toward the setting sun"
[syn: westward, westwards]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Westward \West"ward\, a. Lying toward the west. [1913 Webster] Yond same star that's westward from the pole. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Westward \West"ward\, n. The western region or countries; the west. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Westward \West"ward\, Westwards \West"wards\, adv. [AS. westweard. See West, and -ward. ] Toward the west; as, to ride or sail westward. [1913 Webster] Westward the course of empire takes its way. --Berkeley. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

westward adv 1: toward the west; "they traveled westward toward the setting sun" [syn: westward, westwards] adj 1: moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers" [syn: westbound, westerly, westward] n 1: the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees [syn: west, due west, westward, W]