What is another word for head wind?
90 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ hˈɛd wˈɪnd], [ hˈɛd wˈɪnd], [ h_ˈɛ_d w_ˈɪ_n_d]
Headwind refers to the wind that blows against the direction in which one is traveling. This term is commonly used in the field of aviation, marine navigation, and other outdoor activities. There are several synonyms for the word headwind which includes adverse wind, unfavorable wind, beating wind, windward wind, contrary wind, and opposing wind. These synonyms can be used to describe the resistance that is faced while traveling against the direction of the wind. It is important to understand the direction and strength of the wind to avoid any inconvenience and to make the most accurate calculations in a particular journey.
Synonyms for Head wind:
Other relevant words:
• noun
- Aerosphere ,
- Bucking ,
- Contraposition ,
- Contraversion ,
- Counterforce ,
- FAIR WIND ,
- Impugnation ,
- Impugnment ,
- NOSER ,
- Oppugnation ,
- aerospace ,
- air ,
- air current ,
- air pocket ,
- air space ,
- airspace ,
- bump ,
- cat ,
- ceiling ,
- challenge ,
- contention ,
- contradiction ,
- contravention ,
- counteraction ,
- counterbalance ,
- counterblast ,
- countercurrent ,
- counterpoise ,
- counterpressure ,
- counterweight ,
- counterworking ,
- crosscurrent ,
- crossing ,
- crosswind ,
- current ,
- current of air ,
- denial ,
- downdraft ,
- draft ,
- draught ,
- draughtsman ,
- draughty ,
- empty space ,
- flow of air ,
- fog ,
- foul wind ,
- front ,
- high-pressure area ,
- hole ,
- indraft ,
- inflow ,
- inhalation ,
- inrush ,
- inspiration ,
- ionosphere ,
- katabatic wind ,
- low-pressure area ,
- monsoon ,
- muzzler ,
- negation ,
- opposing ,
- opposition ,
- opposure ,
- overcast ,
- rebuttal ,
- refusal ,
- rejection ,
- relative wind ,
- resistance ,
- roughness ,
- soup ,
- space ,
- standing against ,
- stratosphere ,
- stream ,
- substratosphere ,
- tail wind ,
- traversal ,
- tropopause ,
- troposphere ,
- trough ,
- turbulence ,
- undercurrent ,
- updraft ,
- veering wind ,
- visibility ,
- visibility zero ,
- wind .
How to use "Head wind" in context?
A head wind is the wind from the front of a moving object, typically the air flowing over the front of the object.
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