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/ˈhɛdˌwɪnd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A wind blowing from the direction opposite to that in which a person or vehicle is moving.
"The cyclists struggled against a strong headwind on the coastal road."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From head + wind, literally wind blowing towards the head or front.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "headwind" is said worldwide
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vent de face
Transliteration: vent de fas
"Les cyclistes ont dû avancer face à un vent violent."
Gegenwind
Transliteration: Gegenwind
"Wir hatten auf dem ganzen Rückweg starken Gegenwind."
vento contrario
Transliteration: vento contrario
"L'aereo è decollato nonostante il forte vento contrario."
viento en contra
Transliteration: viento en contra
"El avión despegó con un fuerte viento en contra."
vento contra
Transliteration: vento contra
"O ciclista pedalou contra o vento forte."
प्रतिकूल हवा
Transliteration: pratikool hawa
"विमान को तेज प्रतिकूल हवा का सामना करना पड़ा।"
逆风
Transliteration: nìfēng
"飞机在强逆风中起飞。"
맞바람
Transliteration: matbaram
"자전거 타는 사람이 강한 맞바람과 싸웠다."
向かい風
Transliteration: mukaikaze
"飛行機は強い向かい風の中で離陸した。"
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