poleward
/pˈoʊlwɚd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "During the high-sun season the intertropical convergence zone with its thundershowery precipitation affects the areas much as it does in the Ar areas year-round; during the low-sun season the subtropical high pressure cells shift equatorward over the areas much as they occupy the subtropical desert areas on the poleward side of Aw areas year-round."
Etymology
Etymology tree English pole Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English poleward From pole + -ward.