"westward" in the noun sense
1. west, due west, westward, W
the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
"westward" in the adjective sense
1. westbound, westerly, westward
moving toward the west
"westbound pioneers"
"westward" in the adverb sense
1. westward, westwards
toward the west
"they traveled westward toward the setting sun"
Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)
Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.
View WordNet® License