eastward

adverb (eastward or eastwards); adjective (eastward)

«eastward» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

(adverb) Towards the east: The ship sailed eastward. tree →
(adjective) Going or facing towards the east: the eastward road. tree →

In the lessons

In geography and map work «eastward» shows direction — the sun appears to rise in the east and the Earth spins eastward; in maths and maps moving eastward is moving to the right on a normal map. Phrases: «head eastward», «eastward journey», «move eastward».

Examples

The storm is moving eastward across the country. tree →
We drove eastward towards the sunrise. tree →
The Earth spins eastward, so the sun seems to rise in the east. tree →
The eastward train leaves at 9. tree →
On the map, walk 3 squares eastward, then 2 north. tree →
Birds flew eastward over the sea. tree →
Finnian, the Abbott of Moville, went southwards and eastwards in great haste. tree →

Note

«Eastwards» with -s is common in the UK; «eastward» in the US. The other directions follow the same pattern: westward, northward, southward. On most maps east is to the right.

In Jewish tradition

Toward the sunrise, as the front side of the Tabernacle court faced. In the primary lessons: In geography and map work «eastward» shows direction — the sun appears to rise in the east and the Earth spins eastward; in maths and maps moving eastward is moving to the right on a normal map. Phrases: «head eastward», «eastward journey», «move eastward».

Examples

And for the east side eastward fifty cubits. (Torah EXO.38.13, JPS 1917) tree →
And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits. (Torah EXO.27.13, JPS 1917) tree →
the two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sun-rising.' (Torah NUM.34.15, JPS 1917) tree →
And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. (Writings 1CH.26.14, JPS 1917) tree →
And he said: 'Open the window eastward'; and he opened it. (Prophets 2KI.13.17, JPS 1917) tree →
And he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward, toward the south. (Writings 2CH.4.10, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

«Eastwards» with -s is common in the UK; «eastward» in the US. The other directions follow the same pattern: westward, northward, southward. On most maps east is to the right.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «eastward» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«eastward» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «eastward» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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