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

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

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

In his later deposition, Davis acknowledged recommending firing Slater to “anyone who would listen,” including Woodward, Blanche and Bondi, according to people familiar with the matter.

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

The country was rocked by the Watergate fallout, but its citizens also lapped up the gossip — like Rovere hoped to do with what little tidbits made it to Woodward and Bernstein’s book.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

As Lillian Woodward droned on, most of them whispered—loudly—to each other instead of singing, and their words came to Turner even over the bass.

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