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eastbound

[ eest-bound ]

adjective

  1. traveling, proceeding, or headed east:

    an eastbound train.



eastbound

/ ˈiːstˌbaʊnd /

adjective

  1. going or leading towards the east


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Word History and Origins

Origin of eastbound1

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; east + -bound 2

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Example Sentences

I followed her on Twitter, like the rest of the world, and Eastbound & Down was airing at the time.

I spend an alarming amount of time watching back episodes of The Wire, Eastbound and Down, and Girls.

Eastbound & Down was probably one of my favorite shows of the past few years.

The conductor on the Fast Mail, eastbound, on the night in question, ought to have been the next witness.

Hence there would still be forty-one minutes running time to be divided between the eastbound train and the westbound engine.

Even as late as 1882, over four-fifths of the eastbound trunk line traffic originated not further west than Illinois.

In 1870 this eastbound traffic was about three times as great as the tonnage west bound.

The great increase of eastbound shipments and the demand for return lading at any price was undoubtedly the cause.

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