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westbound en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈwɛstbaʊnd/

Etymology

Etymology tree English west Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English -bound English westbound From west + -bound.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Which is, or will be, moving towards the west.
    • [...] at each station the train times are not shown in one all-embracing chronological list, but in two separate sheets, one with a conspicuous band of yellow detailing westbound departures and the other with a similar band of blue the eastbound trains. 1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 714:
    • Westbound traffic was blocked for miles.

Translations (2)

de nach Westen (which is, or will be, moving towards the west) · de Richtung Westen (which is, or will be, moving towards the west)

westbound en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈwɛstbaʊnd/

Etymology

Etymology tree English west Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English -bound English westbound From west + -bound.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Towards the west; in a westerly direction.
    • He was driving westbound on the George Washington Bridge.

Translations (3)

ru на за́пад (towards the west) · de nach Westen (towards the west) · de Richtung Westen (towards the west)