Meanings
- not comparableoftenIn the western part of the United States: in the West.
1 more example
[in 1846 or 1847, Davis K. Carter said,] ["]I have come to deal in practical matters, and to serve notice on you, gentlemen, that we out west, comprising the backbone, not only of Ohio but of the western continent, mean business. A road is to be built from this city [Pittsburgh], through Massillon to Chicago, and in its construction you must either fish or cut bait; now take your choice.["] The Pennsylvania and Ohio railroad was finally begun through the activities of business men from Pennsylvania and Ohio, who attended a great meeting held at Massillon in November, 1847. It was completed as far as Massillon, in 1853.
1926 [1847], Bessie V. R. Skinner, quoting Davis K. Carter, Massillon, Once Upon a Time, Independent Publishing Company, page 27Antonyms: back east
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn the western part of a country or region.
adverbIn the western part of the United States: in the West.
Origin
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out west. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20west
“out west.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20west. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “out west,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20west.
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