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head wind

head wind is the alternative form of headwind.

Meaning of headwind

Noun

headwind (plural headwinds)

  1. A wind that blows directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship.
  2. (transferred sense) A strong force that impedes or reverses progress.
    • "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 16, Swati Bhat, “India's economic prospects firm despite global headwinds, says RBI”, in Gareth Jones, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2022, Macro Matters

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Forms of head wind

pluralhead winds

Questions about head wind

What is head wind the alternative form of?
Head wind is the alternative form of headwind.

Words near head wind in the dictionary

  1. head valve
  2. head valves
  3. head voice
  4. head voices
  5. head wall
  6. head wind
  7. head winds
  8. head wing
  9. head wings
  10. head wobble
  11. head wobbles

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