"westwards" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From west + -wards.",
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  "pos": "adv",
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          "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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        {
          "ref": "2025 February 5, Philip Haigh, “Where track and train integration will be put to the test”, in RAIL, number 1028, page 51:",
          "text": "Basingstoke-Exeter will test this. From Salisbury westwards, it's largely single-track since British Rail downgraded it in 1967. There's a ten-mile loop between Templecombe and Yeovil, as well as shorter loops at Chard, Axminster and Honiton.",
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        "westward, towards the west"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "towards the west",
          "word": "westwaarts"
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "towards the west",
          "word": "okcidenten"
        },
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "towards the west",
          "word": "whakateuru"
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  "word": "westwards"
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          "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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      "sense": "towards the west",
      "word": "westwaarts"
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      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "towards the west",
      "word": "okcidenten"
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      "sense": "towards the west",
      "word": "whakateuru"
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  ],
  "word": "westwards"
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