eastwards

[eest-werd]

east·ward

[eest-werd]
adverb
1.
Also, east·wards. toward the east.
adjective
2.
moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the east.

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Eastwards is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
noun
3.
the eastward part, direction, or point.

Origin:
before 850; Middle English estward, Old English ēasteweard. See east, -ward
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eastwards or eastward (ˈiːstwədz)
 
adv
towards the east
 
eastward or eastward
 
adv

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