What does "westward" mean?
Westward: Toward the west; as, to ride or sail westward. Westward the course of empire takes its way. Berkeley.
Additional senses
- 2.Lying toward the west. Yond same star that's westward from the pole. Shak.
- 3.The western region or countries; the west.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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