eastbound

adjective

east·​bound ˈēs(t)-ˌbau̇nd How to pronounce eastbound (audio)
: traveling or heading east

Examples of eastbound in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web All eastbound lanes of I-30 at Walsh Ranch Parkway were shut down and motorists were advised to seek alternate routes, the Texas Department of Transportation posted on X at 6:15 a.m. All lanes had reopened by 11:15 a.m., according to TxDOT. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2024 The crash prompted the closure of I-40 East at mile marker 202, Tennessee Department of Transportation Region 3 spokeswoman Rebekah Hammonds said on X. One of the eastbound lanes was expected to reopen later Monday night and two lanes should be open before rush hour Tuesday morning, police said. Joe Sutton, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024 The single-engine plane crashed off the eastbound lanes of Nashville’s Interstate 40 just past the Charlotte Pk exit, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department shared in updates posted on X (formerly Twitter). Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024 The aircraft then crashed behind the Costco store just off the eastbound lanes of I-40, and the crash was called into dispatch at 7:44 p.m. Landon Mion, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2024 According to a probable cause affidavit written by Campbell police — and later corroborated at the preliminary hearing — an eyewitness reported seeing a blue Saturn stopped in the middle of the eastbound lane of Sunnyoaks. Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024 The pothole was discovered in the eastbound lanes of SR-78 east of College Boulevard shortly after 9:45 a.m., said California Highway Patrol Officer Mark Latulippe. Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2024 After the initial crash, a pickup truck landed in the eastbound lanes of the highway after striking through the concrete barrier and crossing over into the eastbound HOV lane. Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 12 Feb. 2024 The eastbound lanes of the Palmetto (State Road 826) were closed Sunday night and traffic was diverted onto southbound Interstate 95. Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of eastbound was in 1871

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“Eastbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eastbound. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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eastbound

adjective
east·​bound ˈēs(t)-ˌbau̇nd How to pronounce eastbound (audio)
: going east
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