Westbound is an English word with synonyms like westerly or westward. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Westbound in a sentence
Westbound meaning
Towards the west; in a westerly direction.
Using Westbound
- The main meaning on this page is: Towards the west; in a westerly direction.
- Useful related words include: westerly, westward, west.
- In the example corpus, westbound often appears in combinations such as: the westbound, westbound lanes, westbound on.
Context around Westbound
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 14 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Westbound
- In this selection, "westbound" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fled, traveling, continued, lanes, traffic and lane stand out and add context to how "westbound" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 50 minutes westbound on the and also traveling westbound was unable. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "westbound" sits close to words such as abusing, antibodies and bored, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with westbound
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
All of the westbound lanes were initially blocked. (8 words)
After robbing the agent, police said the suspects fled westbound on Delaware Place. (13 words)
Around 2:15 p.m., police spotted the man walking westbound on 67 Street in Red Deer. (17 words)
According to Idaho State Police, the 35-year-old Pasco man had been walking in the westbound lane of Interstate 84 at around 6:37 a.m. when he was hit by a Subaru and killed. (36 words)
Aerial photos show it would have had to first obey a stop sign before entering the westbound lanes, then stop at a concrete median and obey a yield sign before proceeding into the eastbound lanes. (35 words)
A Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary spokeswoman said: "We were called at 4.17am this morning (Saturday, April 15) to a report of a serious collision on the A31 westbound close to the Burley exit. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Reports indicate a 60-year-old male from Harmon was driving east in the westbound lanes when he struck a westbound car driven by a 40-year-old male from the Dailey area.
The officer got back into his squad and chased Swearingen, who fled westbound on Grant Street and continued westbound on State Street against the one-way traffic designation.
A 30-year-old man from Golden Valley, North Dakota, was traveling westbound and collided with Thacker’s minivan, and the minivan spun around with the passenger side facing westbound traffic.
At that time, two lanes of east and two lanes of westbound traffic will be moved to the new bridge while the existing structure is demolished and the new westbound bridge is constructed.
He then tried to cross the westbound lanes when he was hit by a westbound pickup truck, according to Illinois State Police.
Peter Sinclair was westbound in a Ford Escape when the vehicles crashed head-on in the westbound lane.
A 2003 Harley Davidson equipped with a side car, also traveling westbound, was unable to avoid the collision and struck the Chevy van.
According to Idaho State Police, the 35-year-old Pasco man had been walking in the westbound lane of Interstate 84 at around 6:37 a.m. when he was hit by a Subaru and killed.
Aerial photos show it would have had to first obey a stop sign before entering the westbound lanes, then stop at a concrete median and obey a yield sign before proceeding into the eastbound lanes.
After hitting the two pedestrians, the vehicle fled the scene, continuing down Mermaid Ave westbound and got away before being detained by police.
After robbing the agent, police said the suspects fled westbound on Delaware Place.
A Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary spokeswoman said: "We were called at 4.17am this morning (Saturday, April 15) to a report of a serious collision on the A31 westbound close to the Burley exit.
All of the westbound lanes were initially blocked.
A preliminary investigation revealed that a 23-year-old male driver, whose name was not released, drove in the wrong direction, inattentively heading westbound on Victoria Avenue while approaching John Street.
A rescue helicopter was called in, while westbound lanes were closed and the eastbound lanes partially affected to facilitate the landing.
A road closure is in place on the westbound A27 at Shoreham bypass all the way to Lancing Manor roundabout.
Around 2:15 p.m., police spotted the man walking westbound on 67 Street in Red Deer.
At the intersection of Rio Road and Seminole Trail, the suspect vehicle hit the median and crossed over into westbound Rio Road, striking two vehicles.
At the roundabout, join A5 westbound to Weeford Interchange and then continue north on A38 to Swinfen Interchange.
A two-car crash on the A31 eastbound between Cadnam and Ringwood at 10am has caused major delays of up to 50 minutes westbound on the M27.
Common combinations with westbound
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the westbound 78×
- westbound lanes 26×
- westbound on 25×
- westbound between 13×
- and westbound 12×
- westbound carriageway 12×
- traveling westbound 9×
- heading westbound 9×
- westbound lane 8×
- westbound at 8×