headwind

head·wind or head wind (h

)

A wind blowing directly against the course of an aircraft or ship.

headwind [ˈhɛdˌwɪnd]

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a wind blowing directly against the course of an aircraft or ship Compare tailwind

headwind or head wind (h

)

A wind blowing directly against the course of a moving object, especially an aircraft or ship.

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Noun

headwind - wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft

air current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"

Translations

headwind [ˈhedwɪnd] N → viento m contrario (Naut) → viento m de proa

headwind [ˈhɛdwɪnd] n → vent m contraire

headwind [ˈhɛdˌwɪnd] n → vento di prua
to cycle against a headwind → pedalare controvento

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air current
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current of air
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tailwind
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I knew there was going to be a headwind so I wasn't really worried about the time.

Bolt wins 100m at London Grand Prix by Asian News International

The runners had to contend with a ferocious headwind, and when a threeway battle for the lead developed between Rievaulx World, Strike Up The Band and Judd Street, Winston sensibly decided to seek shelter from the gusts by slipstreaming the leaders.

Winston has the last laugh; BETTING REPORT by The Racing Post (London, England)

It's a peculiar idiom, in that "secular" is typically used to identify something as nonreligious--and God knows (cue rimshot) there's nothing particularly spiritual about a headwind in the first place.

Just a phrase we're going through by Gearino, G.D. / Business North Carolina

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