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n.a wind blowing in the direction directly opposite the course of a ship or aircraft
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head wind
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Head wind — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
head wind — n. a wind blowing in the direction directly opposite the course of a ship or aircraft … English World dictionary
head wind — noun : a wind blowing in a direction opposite to a course especially of a ship or airplane delayed by strong head winds * * * head wind, a wind blowing from the direction in which a ship or aircraft is moving: »Against a head wind you make very… … Useful english dictionary
head wind — A wind blowing in the opposite direction the aircraft is flying, thereby impeding its forward speed. Wind that is coming from the front hemisphere of an aircraft has a head wind component … Aviation dictionary
head wind — wind which blows from the direction in which a ship or aircraft is moving … English contemporary dictionary
head wind — Synonyms and related words: CAT, aerospace, aerosphere, air current, air hole, air pocket, airspace, backing wind, beam wind, bucking, bump, ceiling, challenge, contention, contradiction, contraposition, contravention, contraversion,… … Moby Thesaurus
head·wind — /ˈhɛdˌwınd/ noun, pl winds [count] : a wind that is blowing toward something (such as a ship or an airplane) as it moves forward compare ↑tailwind … Useful english dictionary
head-wind — see headwind … English dictionary
Head — (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief}, {Cadet},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Head and ears — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
