Similar words: breadwinner, headway, make headway, headwaters, dwindle, dwindling, second wind, windshield wiper. Meaning: n. wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft.
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1) The headwind chapped the cyclist's lips.
2) The runners had to battle against a stiff/strong headwind.
3) He ran 10.03 seconds into a headwind.
4) Encountering a headwind at night is a worry.
5) Globalisation is creating an insurmountable headwind for growth in the west.
6) Sunny conditions in temperatures below zero can suddenly turn to biting conditions in a strong headwind.
7) The first two left the ground at almost the same instant and climbed easily with the help of the headwind.
8) However, Oxford's longer reach,(http://sentencedict.com/headwind.html) excellent rhythm and exceptional fitness could prove decisive in the predicted headwind.
9) They found their way inside the collar of my coat as I trekked along Dudhope Terrace against a strong headwind.
10) The wind direction is quite changeable, and usually provides either a headwind or a tailwind on the main straight.
11) Ireland is planning budget cuts for next year of 3.8% of GDP; any economy would struggle against that headwind.
12) The commodity market may also be a long - term headwind for the global economy.
13) The rain tapered after about 30 minutes but a cold headwind hampered the nearly 23,870 runners.
14) Now that trend has been reversed, with growing demand in countries like China and India turning globalization from an inflation headwind to a tailwind.
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