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out west

out west adverb: in the western part of a country or region.

Adverb

out west (not comparable)

  1. In the western part of a country or region.
    • my relatives out west
    Antonyms:
    back east
    1. (often) In the western part of the United States: in the West.
      • [in 1846 or 1847, Davis K. Carter said,] ["]I have come to deal in practical matters, and to serve notice on you, gentlemen, that we out west, comprising the backbone, not only of Ohio but of the western continent, mean business. A road is to be built from this city [Pittsburgh], through Massillon...1926 [1847], Bessie V. R. Skinner, quoting Davis K. Carter, Massillon, Once Upon a Time, Independent Publishing Company, page 27

Antonyms of out west

Origin of out west

See back east § Etymology.

Questions about out west

What does out west mean?
Out west means in the western part of a country or region.
What part of speech is out west?
Out west is an adverb.

Words near out west in the dictionary

  1. out to get someone
  2. out to lunch
  3. out trade
  4. out trades
  5. out upon
  6. out west
  7. out with it
  8. out'n
  9. out-
  10. out-and-back
  11. out-and-home

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