headwind

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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.

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For a list of words related to headwind, see:

• Winds - headwind: wind blowing against course of ship or aircraft
• Aviation and Aerodynamics - headwind: wind blowing in direction opposite to course flown by aircraft

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See words rhyming with "headwind."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - modvind

Nederlands (Dutch)
tegenwind

Français (French)
n. - (gén) vent contraire, (Naut) vent debout

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gegenwind

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ναυτ.) μετωπικός ή αντίπρωρος άνεμος, αντίθετος άνεμος

Italiano (Italian)
vento contrario, vento di prora

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vento (m) de frente

Русский (Russian)
ветер в направлении, противоположном курсу корабля

Español (Spanish)
n. - viento en contra, viento de proa

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - motvind

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
顶头风, 逆风

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 頂頭風, 逆風

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 역풍, 맞바람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 逆風, 向風

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الريح المقابله, الريح المعاكسه لاتجاه سفينه أو طائرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רוח נגדית‬

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