headwind

[ hed-wind ]

/ ˈhɛdˌwɪnd /

noun

a wind opposed to the course of a moving object, especially an aircraft or other vehicle (opposed to tailwind).

Origin of headwind

First recorded in 1780–90; (a)head + wind¹

Words nearby headwind

headward, headwards, headwaters, headway, headwear, headwind, headword, headwork, heady, heal, heal-all

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Example sentences from the Web for headwind

But we do not live in that world, and that is a headwind pushing against currents of balance, growth, and repair.
Why Markets Freak Out|Zachary Karabell|August 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Webb—or any Virginia Democrat—would be running into quite a headwind in 2012.
Why the Dems Could Lose the Senate Next|Samuel P. Jacobs|November 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The men at the oars now made hard work of it against the headwind and the running sea.
Frontier Boys on the Coast|Capt. Wyn Roosevelt
We anchored about four leagues to the leeward of Calecut, and we did this because of the headwind.
A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama 1497-1499|Unknown

The run of the galley from the nameless bay near Sidon was without stop or so much as a headwind.
The Prince of India, Volume I|Lew. Wallace
In spite of the headwind, the fire was encroaching forward as well as aft.
Chatterbox, 1906|Various

British Dictionary definitions for headwind

headwind

/ (ˈhɛdˌwɪnd) /

noun

a wind blowing directly against the course of an aircraft or shipCompare tailwind

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Scientific definitions for headwind

headwind

head wind

(hĕd′wĭnd′)

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

单词	headwind
释义	headwind [ hed-wind ] / ˈhɛdˌwɪnd / noun a wind opposed to the course of a moving object, especially an aircraft or other vehicle (opposed to tailwind). Origin of headwind First recorded in 1780–90; (a)head + wind¹ Words nearby headwind headward, headwards, headwaters, headway, headwear, headwind, headword, headwork, heady, heal, heal-all Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for headwind But we do not live in that world, and that is a headwind pushing against currents of balance, growth, and repair. Why Markets Freak Out\|Zachary Karabell\|August 12, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Webb—or any Virginia Democrat—would be running into quite a headwind in 2012. Why the Dems Could Lose the Senate Next\|Samuel P. Jacobs\|November 16, 2010\|DAILY BEAST The men at the oars now made hard work of it against the headwind and the running sea. Frontier Boys on the Coast\|Capt. Wyn Roosevelt We anchored about four leagues to the leeward of Calecut, and we did this because of the headwind. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama 1497-1499\|Unknown The run of the galley from the nameless bay near Sidon was without stop or so much as a headwind. The Prince of India, Volume I\|Lew. Wallace In spite of the headwind, the fire was encroaching forward as well as aft. Chatterbox, 1906\|Various British Dictionary definitions for headwind headwind / (ˈhɛdˌwɪnd) / noun a wind blowing directly against the course of an aircraft or shipCompare tailwind Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for headwind headwind head wind (hĕd′wĭnd′) A wind blowing directly against the course of a moving object, especially an aircraft or ship. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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