westward
Where sun sets
Westward means toward the west, the direction where the sun sets.
It functions as both adverb and adjective: They traveled westward for three days or the westward expansion of the railroad.
In American history, westward carries particular weight, evoking the migration of settlers across the continent during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Dimming after sundown
- twilightLight after sunset
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- sundownDay's end moment
- eveningLate day period
golden · glow · amber · afterglow · silhouette · skyline · nightfall · shadows
First to explore territory
- settlersThose who establish homes
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
goldrush · landrush · trailblazing · explorers · trappers · frontiersman · outpost · prairie
Determining position and course
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
wayfinding · route · bearing · course · journey · trek · voyage · pathfinder
People leaving their country
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
- settlersThose who establish homes
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
railroads · transcontinental · pilgrims · territories · relocation · diaspora · displacement · resettlement
dusk
Dimming after sundown
evening · golden · glow · amber · afterglow · silhouette · skyline · nightfall · shadows · celestial
pioneers
First to explore territory
wilderness · goldrush · landrush · trailblazing · explorers · trappers · frontiersman · outpost · prairie · cowboys
navigation
Determining position and course
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
latitude · wayfinding · route · bearing · course · journey · trek · voyage · pathfinder · itinerary
emigrants
People leaving their country
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
- settlersThose who establish homes
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
colonization · railroads · transcontinental · pilgrims · territories · relocation · diaspora · displacement · resettlement · journeying
bearing
Posture or orientation
- headingDirectional course traveled
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- coursePlanned path forward
- westward movementMigration toward sunset regions
- westward expansionSpreading in sunset's direction
- westward migrationPopulation shift toward sunset