HEAD WIND

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Hindrance	Difficulty; insuperable; obstacle; estoppel; ill wind; head wind; (opposition); trammel, tether; (means of restraint); hold back, counterpoise.
Opposition	Cross fire, undercurrent, head wind.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Modern Translation: HEAD WIND

Language		Translations for "HEAD WIND"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		modvind (opposing wind). (various references)

Dutch		tegenwind (opposing wind). (various references)

Finnish		vastatuuli (contrary wind). (various references)

French		vent debout, vent de bout, vent contraire (headwind). (various references)

German		Gegenwind (headwind). (various references)

Greek		αντίθετος άνεμος (opposing wind). (various references)

Italian		vento contrario (opposing wind). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		逆風 (adverse wind), 向かい風 , 向い風 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ぎゃくふう (adverse wind), むかいかぜ. (various references)

Manx		geay oaie, geay noi. (various references)

Pig Latin		eadhay indway

Portuguese		vento contrário (counterblast). (various references)

Russian		встречный ветер (crosswind, head-wind). (various references)

Spanish		viento de cara (opposing wind). (various references)

Swedish		motvind (dead wind, head-wind, upwind). (various references)

Vietnamese		gió ngược. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: HEAD WIND

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: headwind.
	Words within the letters "a-d-d-e-h-i-n-w"
	-2 letters: dawned, dwined, handed, hidden, waddie, wahine, whined, winded.
	-3 letters: aided, awned, dawed, dawen, dewan, dined, diwan, dwine, haded, hawed, hided, nided, waded, waned, whine, widen, wined.
	-4 letters: aide, anew, awed, dawn, dead, dean, deni, died, dine, hade, haed, haen, hand, head, hewn, hide, hied, hind, hwan, idea, nide, wade, wadi, wain, wand, wane.
	Words containing the letters "a-d-d-e-h-i-n-w"
	+1 letter: headwinds.
	+2 letters: sandwiched.
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Domain	Definition
Geography	Wind 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.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Bucking a head wind. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Definition: HEAD WIND