Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gulfward

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gulfward
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Facing or pointing towards a gulf.

adv

Towards a gulf.

Example Sentences

"In general, the depositional history of the Gulf Coast has been one of overall gulfward migration of the shoreline and Continental Shelf edge."

Etymology

From gulf + -ward.

Questions

What does gulfward mean?: Facing or pointing towards a gulf.
Where does gulfward come from?: From gulf + -ward.

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