headwind
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English *hedwind, from Old English hēafodwind, equivalent to head + wind. Cognate with Old Norse höfuðvindr.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
headwind (plural headwinds)
- (nautical, physics) A wind that blows directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship.
- (figurative, by extension) A strong force that impedes or reverses progress.
- 2022 June 16, Swati Bhat, “India's economic prospects firm despite global headwinds, says RBI”, in Gareth Jones, editor, Reuters[1], archived from the original on 16 June 2022, Macro Matters:
- "Domestic economic activity has been gaining traction in spite of formidable headwinds from external developments," the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its monthly bulletin.
- 2022 June 17, Michelle Goldberg, “The Future Isn’t Female Anymore”, in The New York Times[2]:
- At the same time, Faludi, who is working on a new book about the headwinds feminism is facing, suggested that the movement itself has grown sectarian and insular.
Verb[edit]
headwind (third-person singular simple present headwinds, present participle headwinding, simple past and past participle headwinded)
- (transitive, uncommon) To blow directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship.
- (idiomatic, uncommon) To impede or reverse progress.
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Translations[edit]
wind that blows directly against the course of a vessel
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