WESTWARDLY

Etymology

Adjective

westwardly (comparative more westwardly, superlative most westwardly)

Blowing from the west (of wind).

Situated in or moving towards the west.

Adverb

westwardly (comparative more westwardly, superlative most westwardly)

In a westward direction.

Source: Wiktionary


West"ward*ly, adv.

Definition: In a westward direction.

WESTWARD

West"ward, West"wards, adv. Etym: [AS. westweard. See West, and - ward. ]

Definition: Toward the west; as, to ride or sail westward. Westward the course of empire takes its way. Berkeley.

West"ward, a.

Definition: Lying toward the west. Yond same star that's westward from the pole. Shak.

West"ward, n.

Definition: The western region or countries; the west.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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