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foul wind

foul wind noun: a wind blowing against the direction of travel.

Noun

foul wind (plural foul winds)

  1. A wind blowing against the direction of travel.
    • We lost several hours having to tack into a foul wind just off the coast.

Antonyms of foul wind

Forms of foul wind

pluralfoul winds

Questions about foul wind

What does foul wind mean?
Foul wind means a wind blowing against the direction of travel.
What part of speech is foul wind?
Foul wind is a noun.
What is the plural of foul wind?
The plural of foul wind is foul winds.

Words near foul wind in the dictionary

  1. foul ticks
  2. foul tip
  3. foul tips
  4. foul trouble
  5. foul up
  6. foul wind
  7. foul winds
  8. foul-mouthed
  9. foul-smelling
  10. foul-spoken
  11. foul-tempered

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