Woodward

American  

[wood-werd] / ˈwʊd wərd /

noun

1. C(omer) Vann, 1908–99, U.S. historian.

2. Robert Burns, 1917–79, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1965.

3. a town in northwestern Oklahoma.

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Woodward British  

/ ˈwʊdwəd /

noun

1. Sir Clive . born 1956, English Rugby Union player and subsequently (1997–2004) coach of the England team that won the Rugby World Cup in 2003.

2. R ( obert ) B ( urns ). 1917–79, US chemist. For his work on the synthesis of quinine, strychnine, cholesterol, and other organic compounds he won the Nobel prize for chemistry 1965

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Example Sentences

In fact, William Goldman’s first script of the film featured a sequence with Graham and Woodward, a scene that appeared in every subsequent draft.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Overall, 84% of analysts covering GE Aerospace, Woodward, Rolls, and Boeing rate shares Buy, according to FactSet.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Slater asked Woodward, her superior, what would happen if she didn’t sign.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

"That's the problem," says Alan Woodward at the University of Surrey.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

They watched it while Lillian Woodward droned the hymns.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt