Difference between Eastside and East

Eastside

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The east side of a district or city

East

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One of the four principal compass points, specifically 90, conventionally directed to the right on maps; the direction of the rising sun at an equinox.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: towards the east; eastwards

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.wind from the eastOf or pertaining to the east; eastern.From the East; oriental.

Example sentence: Today on the NATO line, our military forces face east to prevent a possible invasion. On the other side of the line, the Soviet forces also face east to prevent their people from leaving.