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headwind::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | air current, current of air, wind |
Examples of headwind
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Well, if you're going uphill into a headwind with a big load, it might be a lot.
From the forbes.com
In the short-term, it's an additional headwind for a beleaguered banking sector.
From the dailymail.co.uk
That's a strong headwind for John McCain, the flagbearer of the incumbent party.
From the abcnews.go.com
It is normally used to test cars in a headwind of up to 300 kilometres per hour.
From the sciencedaily.com
Heading down the runway on her third attempt, she felt a headwind and pulled up.
From the stltoday.com
However, costlier energy was also a headwind that helped to slow economic growth.
From the businessweek.com
The winds were at 60 degrees and created a direct headwind down the far straight.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Fallon blamed a strong headwind, and promised better next time if produced later.
From the independent.co.uk
This dynamic is a long-term headwind to economic growth in the developed world.
From the forbes.com
- Wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft
- In aerodynamics, a headwind is a wind that blows against the direction of travel of an object. A headwind reduces the object's speed and increases the time required to reach its destination. ...
- A wind that blows directly against the course of an aircraft or ship
- A primary resistance that limits the speed of cycling; measured as the speed of wind (the air pressure) that hits a cyclist in a frontal position, in the face, see sidewind.
- A wind blowing in a direction opposite to the course of a moving object. Often used when referring to winds affecting ballistics.
- A wind blowing towards the bow of the boat
- A wind that is blowing opposite your direction of travel... thus resisting your progress in the direction into the wind.
- Wind blowing straight at a model (parallel to its line of flight).
- Wind blowing generally into the front of an aircraft, thereby slowing its ground speed.
