1. [adv]  toward the west; "they traveled westward toward the setting sun"
2. [adj]  moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers"

WESTWARD is a 8 letter word that starts with W.

1. \West"ward\, Westwards \West"wards\, adv. [AS.
   westweard. See {West}, and {-ward}. ]
   Toward the west; as, to ride or sail westward.
   
         Westward the course of empire takes its way.
                                                  --Berkeley.
   
   

2. \West"ward\, a.
   Lying toward the west.
   
         Yond same star that's westward from the pole. --Shak.
   
   

3. \West"ward\, n.
   The western region or countries; the west.
   
   

sea-ward, i.e., toward the Mediterranean (Deut. 3:27).