westward UK /ˈwɛst.wəd/US /ˈwɛst.wɚd/adjective 2adverb 1noun 1forms 2 adjective2 •Lying toward the west.[…] yond same star that’s westward from the pole — 1599 •Moving or oriented toward the west.Oh! ye wild black swans, ’twere a world of wonder For a while to join in your westward flight, — 1896 adverb1 •Toward the west.ride westward. noun1 •The western region or countries; the west.I name this to explain what I said before, of Ships being embay’d and lost here: this is when, coming from the Westward, they omit to keep a good Offing, or are taken short by contrary Winds […] — 1742 formsmore westward · most westward