headwind

English

Etymology

head +‎ wind

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɛdˌwɪnd/

Noun

headwind (plural headwinds)

A wind that blows directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship.

Antonyms

tailwind

Translations

wind that blows directly against the course of a vessel

Catalan: vent de proa m
Czech: protivítr m
Danish: modvind (da) c
Finnish: vastatuuli
French: vent debout (fr) m
German: Gegenwind (de) m
Irish: gaoth chinn f, gaoth ghann f
Italian: vento di prua
Kazakh: қарсы жел (qarsı jel)
Maori: hautūmū, haupāuma, pāuma

Norwegian:
Bokmål: motvind (no) m

Nynorsk: motvind m
Portuguese: vento ponteiro m
Russian: встре́чный ве́тер m (vstréčnyj véter)
Spanish: viento de proa m
Swedish: motvind (sv) c
Turkish: pruva rüzgârı
Welsh: gwynt blaen m

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