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east-west

east-west adjective: extending on an axis from east to west.

Adjective

east-west (not comparable)

  1. Extending on an axis from east to west.
    • One end of the east-west building is wet, the other windy, and at present there is smoke abounding, too; but these distressing yard elements can be completely excluded at each end by full-width folding doors [...].1960 December, “New G.E. Line diesel loco maintenance depot at Stratford”, in Trains Illustrated, page 766
    • The only silver lining for businesses and local residents was that there was at least an end in sight, and that the new station, once built, would enhance the area and provide improved east-west access for pedestrians.2025 February 19, Chris Howe, “Euston: a work in progress”, in RAIL, number 1029, page 45

Phrases with east-west

Questions about east-west

What does east-west mean?
East-west means extending on an axis from east to west.
What part of speech is east-west?
East-west is an adjective.

Words near east-west in the dictionary

  1. east-southeasterlies
  2. east-southeasterly
  3. east-southeastern
  4. east-southeastward
  5. east-southeastwards
  6. east-west
  7. East-West engine
  8. East-West engines
  9. East-West palm
  10. eastabout
  11. Eastalgia

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