foul wind

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foul wind

noun foul winds

A wind blowing against the direction of travel. We lost several hours having to tack into a foul wind just off the coast.

Opposite: fair wind

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noun

Opposite: fair wind

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noun wind against traveled direction

Português	vento ponteiro
Français	vent défavorable
Русский	встре́чный ве́тер vstréčnyj véter
עברית	רוּחַ נֶגְדִית ruakh negdit

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@misc{foul_wind_2026,
  title = {foul wind},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foul%20wind},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}