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westbound.

Towards the west; in a westerly direction.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈwɛstbaʊnd/
  1. Towards the west; in a westerly direction.

    not-comparable
    He was driving westbound on the George Washington Bridge.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English west Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English -bound English westbound From west + -bound.

adj/ˈwɛstbaʊnd/
  1. Which is, or will be, moving towards the west.

    not-comparable
    Westbound traffic was blocked for miles.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English west Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English -bound English westbound From west + -bound.

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