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West vs Westbound - What's the difference?

west | westbound |

As adjectives the difference between west and westbound

is that west is situated or lying in or toward the west; westward while westbound is which is, or will be, moving towards the west.

As adverbs the difference between west and westbound

is that west is towards the west; westwards while westbound is towards the west; in a westerly direction.

As a noun west

is one of the four principal compass points, specifically 270°, conventionally directed to the left on maps; the direction of the setting sun at an equinox.

As a verb west

is to move to the west; (of the sun) to set.

As a proper noun West

is the Western world; the regions, primarily situated in the Western Hemisphere, whose culture is derived from Europe.

west

English

(wikipedia west)

Noun

(-)
  • One of the four principal compass points, specifically 270°, conventionally directed to the left on maps; the direction of the setting sun at an equinox.

    • Derived terms

    * north-northwest * northwest * south-southwest * southwest * west by north * west by south * wester * westerly * western * westerner * westing * westward * westwardly * westwards

    Coordinate terms

    * (compass point) east, north, south

    Adjective

  • Situated or lying in or toward the west; westward.
  • (meteorology) Of wind: from the west.
  • Of or pertaining to the west; western.
  • From the West; occidental.

    • Adverb

    (-)
  • Towards the west; westwards.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To move to the west; (of the sun) to set.
  • * 1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , V.prologue:
    • Foure times his place he shifted hath in sight, / And twice has risen, where he now doth West', / And ' wested twice, where he ought rise aright.

    Anagrams

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    westbound

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Towards the west; in a westerly direction.
    • He was driving westbound on the George Washington Bridge.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Which is, or will be, moving towards the west.
    • Westbound traffic was blocked for miles.