headwind
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈhɛdˌwɪnd/
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viento en contra
- We struggled to make progress as we flew into a strong headwind on our way to New York.
- experience a headwind
I mean, the, the Fed is the headwind, but it's always capitalism.
- I mean, the, the Fed is the headwind, but it's always capitalism.
- But the, the, the headwinds now are stronger than that they've ever been.
- So that was always headwind rather than tailwind.
- And so there's a massive headwind from a valuation that we assume in the next five years.
- It still gets to New York, right, Even though it has to go against a headwind.
- And look at these conditions and the headwind and the rain and she's just super tough, Right.
- If laserdisc faced all of these headwinds, what was it that made DVD and Blu-ray ultimately succeed where LD failed?
- Sure that, but we're talking standard airplane with a propeller can never take off if it can't move forward to create its own headwind.
- We've seen how interest rate declines have pushed up house prices and so can expect a rising interest rate environment to provide some headwind.
- Facing stormy seas and fiscal headwinds, the Fed had to right the ship with limited access to monetary policies usual instruments.
Examples
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Sailing against a fierce headwind made the journey much longer than anticipated.
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The runners found it challenging to maintain their pace because they had to run against a harsh headwind during the race.
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Would you call that a headwind, Professor?
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With that headwind, it was like a sail.
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The climb has started and we have a headwind and I'm hungry.
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These headwinds are killing us.
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They ran into some headwind.
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The nearest hospital was in Tuba City, to the west and into a headwind.
Fiction book (1999) -
It makes me shiver and there's a strong headwind out there.
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MAN [over intercom]: Ladies and gentlemen, due to freezing weather conditions and some strong headwinds, we will be in flight a little longer than usual, but we will get you there by morning.
Synonyms
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A strong wind that blows against you and makes moving harder
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Etymology
Headwind comes from the simple parts head ('front' or 'ahead') and wind ('moving air'), so it means wind that blows against the front of a moving vehicle. That's why a headwind makes travel slower and harder.