Definitionn. wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft
Last update: July 25, 2015
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In spite of the headwind, the fire was encroaching forward as well as aft. [Please select]
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He enjoyed taking his row-boat out into the Sound, and, if a high headwind was blowing, or the sea ran in whitecaps, so much the better. [Please select]
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The yacht, which had latterly been beating against a headwind, now ran gaily before it towards the Scottish coast, but when night closed in no outlying islands were visible. [Please select]
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