ðə wˈɪndwɚd kˈoʊst wʌz jˈuːzd tə dᵻskɹˈaɪb ɐn ˈɛɹiə ʌv wˈɛst ˈæfɹɪkə loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɔnðə kˈoʊst bᵻtwˌiːn kˈeɪp mˈaʊnt ænd ɐsˈiːni, ˈaɪ.ˈiː. ðə kˈoʊstlaɪnz ʌvðə mˈɑːdɚn stˈeɪts ʌv siːˈɛɹə liːˈoʊn, laɪbˈiəɹiːə ænd ˈaɪvɚɹi kˈoʊst, tə ðə wˈɛst ʌv wʌt wʌz kˈɔːld ðə ɡˈoʊld kˈoʊst.
The Windward Coast was used to describe an area of West Africa located on the coast between Cape Mount and Assini, i.e. the coastlines of the modern states of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ivory Coast, to the west of what was called the Gold Coast.