"eastbound" meaning in English

See eastbound in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: east + -bound Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|east|bound}} east + -bound Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} eastbound (not comparable)
  1. Moving or heading towards the east. Tags: not-comparable Translations (moving or heading towards the east): nach Osten (German), Richtung Osten (German), adesteño (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-eastbound-en-adj-AwYxdclz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -bound Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -bound: 92 8

Adverb

Etymology: east + -bound Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|east|bound}} east + -bound Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} eastbound (not comparable)
  1. Toward the east. Tags: not-comparable Translations (toward the east): nach Osten (German), Richtung Osten (German)
    Sense id: en-eastbound-en-adv-fYl1eZgn

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for eastbound meaning in English (2.4kB)

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