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eastabout

eastabout adjective: eastward, heading east.

Adjective

eastabout (not comparable)

  1. Eastward, heading east.
    • an eastabout circumnavigation of the globe

Adverb

eastabout (not comparable)

  1. Eastwards, heading east.
    • sailing eastabout

Origin of eastabout

From east + about.

Questions about eastabout

What does eastabout mean?
Eastabout means eastward, heading east.
What part of speech is eastabout?
Eastabout can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near eastabout in the dictionary

  1. east-southeastwards
  2. east-west
  3. East-West engine
  4. East-West engines
  5. East-West palm
  6. eastabout
  7. Eastalgia
  8. Eastampton
  9. Eastaugh
  10. Eastaughffe
  11. Eastbeach

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