Westward — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees

moving toward the west

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɛstwɚd/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɛstwəd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɛstwəd/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɛstwɚd/.

Examples

westbound pioneers
they traveled westward toward the setting sun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

westerly westwards due west westbound west W

Parts of Speech

noun	the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
adjective	moving toward the west “westbound pioneers”
adverb	toward the west “they traveled westward toward the setting sun”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nach Westen

der Kardinalkompass, der 270 Grad beträgt

🇫🇷French

vers l'ouest

le point cardinal du compas qui est à 270 degrés

🇪🇸Spanish

hacia el oeste

el punto cardinal de la brújula que es 270 grados

🇮🇹Italian

verso ovest

il punto cardinale della bussola che è di 270 gradi

🇳🇱Dutch

westwaarts

het kardinale kompaspunt dat 270 graden is

🇵🇹Portuguese

para oeste

o ponto cardeal da bússola que é 270 graus

🇷🇺Russian

на запад

кардинальная точка компаса, равная 270 градусам

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पश्चिम की ओर

कार्डिनल कम्पास बिंदु जो 270 डिग्री है

🇧🇩Bengali

পশ্চিমমুখী

কার্ডিনাল কম্পাস পয়েন্ট যা একটি 270 ডিগ্রী

🇮🇳Tamil

மேற்கு நோக்கி

கார்டினல் திசைகாட்டி புள்ளி 270 டிகிரி ஆகும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పడమర వైపు

కార్డినల్ కంపాస్ పాయింట్ 270 డిగ్రీలు

🇮🇳Marathi

पश्चिमेकडे

कार्डिनल कंपास पॉइंट जो 270 अंश आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પશ્ચિમ તરફ

કાર્ડિનલ હોકાયંત્ર બિંદુ જે 270 ડિગ્રી છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಶ್ಚಿಮಕ್ಕೆ

ಕಾರ್ಡಿನಲ್ ದಿಕ್ಸೂಚಿ ಬಿಂದು 270 ಡಿಗ್ರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പടിഞ്ഞാറോട്ട്

കാർഡിനൽ കോമ്പസ് പോയിൻ്റ് 270 ഡിഗ്രിയാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੱਛਮ ਵੱਲ

ਮੁੱਖ ਕੰਪਾਸ ਬਿੰਦੂ ਜੋ ਕਿ 270 ਡਿਗਰੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مغرب کی طرف

کارڈنل کمپاس پوائنٹ جو کہ 270 ڈگری ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

向西

270 度的罗盘基点

🇯🇵Japanese

西へ

方位角は 270 度です

🇰🇷Korean

서부 제국

기본 나침반 지점은 270도입니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hướng tây

điểm la bàn hồng y là 270 độ

🇹🇭Thai

ไปทางทิศตะวันตก

จุดเข็มทิศคาร์ดินัลที่มีขนาด 270 องศา

🇮🇩Indonesian

barat

titik mata angin kompas yaitu 270 derajat

🇵🇭Filipino

pakanluran

ang cardinal compass point na isang 270 degrees

🇲🇾Malay

arah barat

titik kompas kardinal iaitu 270 darjah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غربا

نقطة البوصلة الأساسية وهي 270 درجة

🇮🇷Persian

به سمت غرب

نقطه اصلی قطب نما که 270 درجه است

🇹🇷Turkish

batıya doğru

270 derecelik ana pusula noktası

🇮🇱Hebrew

מערבה

נקודת המצפן הקרדינלית שהיא 270 מעלות

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