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Definition of headwind noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

headwind

noun

/ˈhedwɪnd/

/ˈhedwɪnd/

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a wind that is blowing towards a person or vehicle, so that it is blowing from the direction in which the person or vehicle is moving compare tailwindTopics Weatherc2

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