Difference between Westward and Westwards

Westward

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Lying toward the west.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Toward the west; as, to ride or sail westward.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The western region or countries; the west.

Example sentence: The States which form the northern border of the United States westward from the Great Lakes to the Pacific coast include an area several times larger than France and could contain ten Englands and still have room to spare.

Westwards

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: westward