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Meaning of foul wind | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A wind blowing against the direction of travel.

Equivalents

Cymraeg gwynt croes
Suomi vastatuuli
Français vent défavorable
Português vento ponteiro
Русский встре́чный ве́тер
Svenska motvind

Examples

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

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

foul-mouthed foul-smelling foul-up Foula foulage Foulah

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