eastwardEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englisheastward /ˈiːstwəd / ▸ adjective lying towards, near, or facing the east: they followed an eastward course. ▸ adverb (also eastwards) towards the east: limestone plateaux extend eastward towards the river. ▸ (the eastward) noun the direction or region towards the east: the wind has come round to the eastward. – DERIVATIVES eastwardly adverb