east

east
1 /i:st/ abbreviation E noun
1 (singular, uncountable) the direction from which the sun rises, that is on the right of a person facing north: The mountains in the east get a lot of snow. | Which way is east? | to the east (of): The sky to the east of the town was already lightening.
2 the east the eastern part of a country: The rain will spread later to the east.
3 in the east if there is wind, rain etc in the east, it is coming from the east
2 adjective
1 in the east or facing the east: We sailed down the east coast of the island.
2 east wind an east wind comes from the east: a bitterly cold east wind
3 adverb towards the east: We zigzagged through the trees, moving east all the time. | The road runs east to west.

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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