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Definition of Headwinds
1. headwind [n] - See also: headwind
Lexicographical Neighbors of Headwinds
Literary usage of Headwinds
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Afloat on the Pacific: Or, Notes of Three Years Life at Sea, Comprising by W. P. Marshall (1876)
"Appearance of Oahu—News of the Shenandoah—Off for the Marquesas— headwinds and
Squalls—Fate of the Levant—Crossing the "Line"— Ocean Scenes—Nukahiva Bay, ..."
2. Spanish Exploration in the Southwest, 1542-1706 by Herbert Eugene Bolton (1916)
"... Acapulco until it reached Cape Mendocino there were always strong headwinds,
because almost continually the northwest wind prevails on all this coast; ..."
3. Five Years in China: With Some Account of the Great Rebellion, and a by Charles Taylor (1860)
"... and "New China Streets"—"Hog Lane r—Execution Ground—A Typhoon—Return to
Dong-Kong—Up the Coast— headwinds—Amoy—Opium Vessels—Fishing Boats^-Batteries— ..."
4. Oecd Economic Outlook by Oecd (2005)
"I. GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF THE MACROECONOMIC SITUATION Overview: an expansion facing
headwinds The global expansion has slowed as the effects of the sharp ..."
5. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1910)
"Heavy headwinds blowing across the Colorado desert retard the progress of freight-
trains and necessitate the cutting off of a number of cars in order to ..."
6. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1844)
"... return flight to King's Bay, and the ship would have to fight headwinds on the
... beneath the fog as we battled our way against the terrific headwinds. ..."
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