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Headwind

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winds	a Norwegian neoclassical/progressive metal band formed in 1998.
tailwindnoun	(nautical, physics) A wind that blows in the same direction as the course taken by an aircraft, sailing ship, bird, etc.; a following wind.
tacknoun	A small nail with a flat head.
headwaynoun	Movement ahead or forward.
wing loadingnoun	(aerodynamics) The load carried by unit area of wing.
head reachnoun	(nautical) The distance to windward traversed by a vessel while tacking.
windnoun	(countable, uncountable) Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
indraughtnoun	In particular, an inward flow of air or water.
sailing shipnoun	A ship with masts and sails, powered by the wind.
wakenoun	The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.
downwashnoun	downward air turbulence caused by a propeller or jet, but especially by helicopter blades
attitudenoun	(figurative) Disposition or state of mind.
sailingnoun	Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise
backwashnoun	The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath.
stemmingverb	A process for removing the inflexional, and sometimes derivational, affixes from words.
steeragenoun	(countable) The section of a passenger ship that provided inexpensive accommodation with no individual cabins.
knottagenoun	Speed, usually of a ship or aircraft, or of the wind, measured in knots.
prop washnoun	(aviation, nautical) The disturbed mass of air or water pushed aft (or forward when in reverse) by the propeller of an aircraft or propeller-driven watercraft.
hammerhead turnnoun	A kind of banked turn on a rollercoaster.
crabnoun	Any crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.