: westward direction or part
sail to the westward
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Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Manifest destiny is the belief, which was particularly widespread in 1800s America, that US settlers were destined to expand westward across North America.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
The high-pressure system may 'retrograde' westward toward the Gulf of Alaska, in the opposite direction of motion of typical weather systems.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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The resulting second-order refugee crisis—in a displaced Europe—could send waves of further refugees along with serious economic and political instability westward, ultimately reaching America’s doorstep.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Manifest destiny is the belief, which was particularly widespread in 1800s America, that US settlers were destined to expand westward across North America.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
Continuing westward, Mars formed a different type of isosceles triangle with Pollux and Castor on Feb. 2, with Pollux marking the vertex and Mars and Castor forming the base.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
The high-pressure system may 'retrograde' westward toward the Gulf of Alaska, in the opposite direction of motion of typical weather systems.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Westward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westward. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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: westward direction or part
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