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Definition: HEAD WIND

Part of Speech Definition
Expression 1. A wind that blows in a direction opposite the vessel's course.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Definition: HEAD WIND

Part of SpeechDefinition
Expression1. A wind that blows in a direction opposite the vessel's course.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Common Expressions: HEAD WIND

ExpressionsDefinition
Head windA wind that blows in a direction opposite the vessel's course. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Expressions: HEAD WIND

ExpressionsDomainDefinition
Head windGeographyWind which blows in a direction opposite to that in which an object is moving, with respect to the earth's surface. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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