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Meaning of Westward | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈwɛst.wɚd

Definitions

  1. A civil parish and small village in Allerdale borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY2744).
  2. The western region or countries; the west.

Equivalents

العربية غرب غربي
Deutsch westwärts
Français Westward
Magyar nyugatra
Nederlands westwaarts
Svenska i västerled

Examples

“I name this to explain what I said before, of Ships being embay’d and lost here: this is when, coming from the Westward, they omit to keep a good Offing, or are taken short by contrary Winds […]”
“You will live quietly there till I come back from my next cruise to the westward.”

CEFR level

C2
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