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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A wind blowing directly against the course of a moving object, such as an aircraft, bird, or runner.

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  • noun A wind that blows directly against the course of an aircraft or ship.

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  • noun wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft

Etymologies

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From head + wind.

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Examples

  • The new term headwind created by these adverse dynamics in FM Tuners for handsets and modems for customer premise equipment is a frustrating, but essential part of the ongoing improvement in the complexion of our own business.

    Silicon Laboratories CEO Discusses Q3 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript -- Seeking Alpha 2010

  • Still, the challenge of housing-finance overhaul remains a long-term headwind.

    Cracked Foundation Threatens U.S. Housing Recovery David Reilly 2011

  • A solitary swallow struggling against the headwind is still managing to make progress on its southerly journey.

    Country diary: South Uist Christine Smith 2010

  • Or do you mean the headwind is from coming out of a Catholic law school?

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Why Catholics and Jews? 2010

  • Chief Financial Officer Sherry Smith said that lowering everyday prices at traditional stores is acting as a "near-term headwind" to same-store sales.

    Supervalu Loss Widens, Cuts Sales View Annie Gasparro 2012

  • Well, now with all that built-in headwind, I will try to justify some of the things that have happened, and perhaps mildly condemn other things which have happened since 1982, when, for better or worse, we entered the Charter of Rights regime.

    Freedom of Expression vs. the Individual's Right to Privacy 1994

  • The Australian dollar will face "a short-term headwind" as the flooding harms exports and hampers first-quarter growth, according to Royal Bank of Canada.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • The Australian dollar will face "a short-term headwind" as the flooding harms exports and hampers first-quarter growth, according to Royal Bank of Canada.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • The notes along with some other equity options may be a medium term headwind for the firm, yet they were given at a time when the firm was questionable as a going concern and was hemorrhaging cash.

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  • The Australian dollar will face "a short-term headwind" as the flooding harms exports and hampers first-quarter growth, according to Royal Bank of Canada.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

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