Used in a Sentence

westbound

How to use westbound in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for westbound.

Editorial note

Now, they are turning westbound onto Main st. etc."

Examples9
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of westbound gathered in one view.

adjective

moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for westbound.

adjective

moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers"

Example sentences

1

Now, they are turning westbound onto Main st. etc."

2

No westbound flights. We sat there for something like two hours.

3

; just double the fees westbound instead. And maybe add flat tolls inbound on the 101 and 280 to match the inbound tolls on the bridges.

4

Everyone is on the new clock in 1-2 days eastbound and 2-3 days westbound. Where are these researchers getting their subjects?

5

When it was removed the study "calculated that average trip times eastbound increased from 5min 39sec to 8min 14sec, with those westbound rising from 5min 48sec to 6min 27sec."

6

So, say, southbound traffic flies at 29000, then 30000 is westbound, 31k north, 32k east, and then 33 is southbound again. So at cruising altitudes every airspace can accommodate travel in any direction...

7

I was waiting for a train that only has one platform - the train goes east/west, and eastbound stops on the opposite side of the same platform as the westbound. The 911 operator couldn't process this and kept asking me whether I was on the westbound or the eastbound platform.

8

It would be trivial to establish a toll on the eastbound Bay Bridge, for example, or to raise the westbound toll, but we haven't done it. It would be a matter of a little bit of paint to extend the existing carpool hours on car-choked freeways, or to establish new carpool lanes.

9

The L trip profile is lopsided, westbound in the morning and eastbound in the evening, so the marginal gain in capacity of adding another train to it is less than to another line and the MTA is broke enough they have to make those kinds of choices.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use westbound in a sentence?

Now, they are turning westbound onto Main st. etc."

What does westbound mean?

moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers"

What part of speech is westbound?

westbound is commonly used as adjective.