Phrase guide

foul wind

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A wind blowing against the direction of travel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

Examples

  • We lost several hours having to tack into a foul wind just off the coast.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: vastatuuli — wind against traveled direction
  • French: vent défavorable — wind against traveled direction
  • Hebrew: רוּחַ נֶגְדִית (ruakh negdit) — wind against traveled direction
  • Polish: niepomyślny wiatr — wind against traveled direction
  • Portuguese: vento ponteiro — wind against traveled direction
  • Russian: встре́чный ве́тер (vstréčnyj véter) — wind against traveled direction
  • Swedish: motvind — wind against traveled direction
  • Welsh: gwynt croes — wind against traveled direction