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west wind

/ˈwɛst wɪnd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables
west- wind
IPA
/ˈwɛst wɪnd/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wind blowing from the west.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English westwind, from Proto-West Germanic *westawind.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

west winds (plural) westwind (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

north wind south wind east wind

Synonyms

westerly zephyr wester

Questions

How do you pronounce west wind?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɛst wɪnd/.
What does west wind mean?
A wind blowing from the west.
Where does west wind come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce west wind

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