head·wind or head wind (h d w nd )n. A wind blowing directly against the course of an aircraft or ship. |
headwind [ˈhɛdˌwɪnd]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a wind blowing directly against the course of an aircraft or ship Compare tailwind
| headwind or head wind (hdwnd) A wind blowing directly against the course of a moving object, especially an aircraft or ship. |
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| Noun | 1. | 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 [ˈhɛdˌwɪnd] n → vento di prua
to cycle against a headwind → pedalare controvento
headwind [ˈhɛdˌwɪnd] n → vento di prua
to cycle against a headwind → pedalare controvento
to cycle against a headwind → pedalare controvento
headwind [ˈhɛdˌwɪnd] n → vento di prua
to cycle against a headwind → pedalare controvento
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