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foul winds

foul winds is the plural of foul wind.

Meaning of foul wind

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.

Questions about foul winds

What is foul winds the plural of?
Foul winds is the plural of foul wind.

Words near foul winds in the dictionary

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

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