eastbound
adjective
east·bound
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Definition of eastbound
: traveling or heading east
Examples of eastbound in a Sentence
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Further complicating matters this weekend, eastbound Interstate 94 will be closed between Minnesota 280 and Western Avenue for resurfacing. — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, "Police: Plan ahead to get to Saturday Flugtag, soccer game, more events that will draw 200K to St. Paul," 6 Sep. 2019 Further construction on the westbound bridge will continue and crews will begin work on the eastbound bridge. — oregonlive, "Portland metro Thursday traffic: Crash into power pole closes Kane Drive in Gresham," 5 Sep. 2019 The on-ramp will be closed on the above dates from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Northbound traffic on I-225 heading to westbound I-70 will be detoured onto the eastbound ramp. — Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, "Overnight closures for I-225 on-ramp in Aurora begin next week," 28 Aug. 2019 The on-ramp from eastbound Broadway to I-794 will be closed. — William Langhorne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "I-794, Hoan Bridge will be closed for Summerfest's Big Bang Fireworks; restrictions also impact city bridges," 24 June 2019 Overnight Saturday, eastbound drivers will be directed to turn south on Hughey Avenue, east on Amelia Street and north on Magnolia Avenue before continuing on Colonial. — Ryan Gillespie, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Pedestrian bridge to take shape as steel truss is installed during Colonial Drive closure," 12 July 2018 The closure of all eastbound lanes of West International Airport Road at Jewel Lake Road will stay in place as investigators continue processing the scene. — Anchorage Daily News, "Woman dies in car crash near Anchorage international airport, police say," 16 Aug. 2019 At BART’s request, Caltrans plans to shut down the two eastbound lanes of Highway 24 at 11 p.m. Friday. — Daniel Borenstein, The Mercury News, "Borenstein: Expect massive East Bay traffic backup this weekend," 16 Aug. 2019 The incident happened about 6 a.m. and temporarily shut down the eastbound lanes of the bridge that carries traffic to Key Biscayne. — Johnny Diaz, sun-sentinel.com, "Motorcyclist released after questioning in fatal shooting of bicycle rider on Miami’s Rickenbacker Causeway," 15 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'eastbound.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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eastbound
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of eastbound
: going toward the east
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