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WESTW-uh-d/ˈwestwəd/

Westward means towards the west: move westward, a westward catchment. West (already in the dictionary) is the direction itself; a caption is comms, not a night bus.

Meaning

Towards the west; also (adjective) facing or moving west.

Examples

• “A westward catchment still needs a night bus, not a caption.”
• “West is already in this course. Westerly is the wind twin. A caption is a line. A route is a timetable. Keep the bus; then name the compass.”

Good to know

Towards the west. Base: west (already in the dictionary). A caption ≠ a night bus.

Near in meaning

west

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