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"examples": [
{
"ref": "1961 October, \"\"Voyageur\"\", “The Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith Railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 598",
"text": "The view westwards from here is extremely fine, with the striking flat-topped outline of Blencathra or Saddleback (2,847ft) the most dominant feature, and the Helvellyn range to the left.",
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"westward, towards the west"
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"translations": [
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "towards the west",
"word": "westwaarts"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "towards the west",
"word": "whakateuru"
}
]
}
],
"word": "westwards"
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