how to pronounce windward

/ˈwɪndwɚd/

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windward is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of windward in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… gonk windward ok that's what I figured …”

meanings of windward

adjective:

Towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing.
On the side exposed to the wind.

noun:

The direction from which the wind blows.
The side receiving the wind's force.

adverb:

In a direction from which the wind blows, against or towards the wind.

windward frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word windward occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics windward can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that windward can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;