eastwards
- n the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
- r toward the east
- Even as Pakistan's vicious wave of militancy has spread eastwards from the Afghan border areas in recent years, sporting events have remained largely immune.
- For the West, there are massive new markets to sell into and a prime opportunity to lower costs by shifting production eastwards.
- The new millions, reversing the Teutonic movement that for decades pressed eastwards, come from the once-great pockets of German population in East Europe.