adj
Meaning 1
Moving or heading towards the east.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- The eastbound train is late again!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
eastbound
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General-American: /ˈistbaʊnd/
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CMU ARPABET: IY1 S T B AW2 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
Toward the east.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- He drove eastbound on the George Washington Bridge.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
moving toward the east
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- eastbound trains
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: eastward
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From east + -bound.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: nach Osten — moving or heading towards the east
- German: Richtung Osten — moving or heading towards the east
- Spanish: adesteño — moving or heading towards the east
- German: nach Osten — toward the east
- German: Richtung Osten — toward the east
Real reading context