foul wind
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
foul wind (plural foul winds)
- (nautical) A wind blowing against the direction of travel.
- We lost several hours having to tack into a foul wind just off the coast.
Antonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
wind against traveled direction
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References[edit]
- Ray Parkin, H. M. Bark Endeavour, Miegunyah Press, second edition 2003, →ISBN, page 210.