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Headwind meaning

  1. A wind that blows directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship.
  2. A strong force that impedes or reverses progress.

Synonyms of Headwind

wind air current current of air

Related words

Other words often associated with Headwind or its synonyms:

weather twine influence move jazz expiration lift twist exhalation

Using Headwind

  • The main meaning on this page is: A wind that blows directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship. | A strong force that impedes or reverses progress.
  • Useful related words include: wind, air current, current of air.
  • In the example corpus, headwind often appears in combinations such as: headwind for, headwind from, of headwind.

Context around Headwind

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 3 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

incremental 1× stiff 1× potential 1× term 1× possible 1× revenue 1× rec 1× say 1× feared 1× components 1×

Often after:

related 1×

Sentence patterns with Headwind

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

0 80 headwind related to 1× 100 million headwind from the 1× a 6 headwind on the 1× a stiff headwind as it 1× be a headwind in 2022 1× become a headwind but i 1× biggest potential headwind for stocks 1× long term headwind from coal 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

adjusted earnings per 1× both factors combined 1× but local news 1× ford s ev 1× higher yields are 1× i don t 1×

Common sentence endings:

a temporary tailwind 1× across the country 1× and work rules 1× associated with it 1× color around that 1× disappear over time 1×

Words around Headwind

Just before it in the word index:

headwear 28 headways 17 headway 174 headwaters 66 headwater 8 headward 2

Just after it in the word index:

headwinds 295 headword 2 headwords 3 headwrap 4 heady 100 headz 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

achievers 92 acton 92 aether 92 ais 92 alarmingly 92 altruistic 92

Corpus analysis for Headwind

  • In this selection, "headwind" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, incremental, stiff, potential and related stand out and add context to how "headwind" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 0 80 headwind related to and 100 million headwind from the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "headwind" sits close to words such as achievers, acton and aether, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with headwind

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Higher yields are the biggest potential headwind for stocks. (9 words)

FX was a 3% tailwind while fuel was a 6% headwind on the quarter. (14 words)

Ford’s EV price cuts could pressure profitability, a headwind the automaker needs to addresscnbc. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

I wanted to just follow-up on that Commercial segment question with -- just wanted to see how Innosight's doing that was you think the only case in the puzzle that was having a little bit of a headwind? (39 words)

Perhaps the most feared headwind could come from continued rate hikes to further combat high inflation, as ever-increasing cash costs are not a good thing for a company that needs to raise funds to support its growth. (38 words)

So I mean we're somewhat optimistic, and I feel that we've -- the headwind that we saw in the second, third, fourth quarter, some of that now is normalizing, and we're back to seeing growth. (37 words)

Question examples

I wanted to just follow-up on that Commercial segment question with -- just wanted to see how Innosight's doing that was you think the only case in the puzzle that was having a little bit of a headwind? (39 words)

I was wondering, with the 10% of the base that has moved on to consumption, has there been -- is there any sort of accounting rev rec headwind that's associated with it? (32 words)

So I noticed, I think the components headwind that you expect went up a bit from what you'd said in December, any more color around that? (27 words)

Example sentences (20)

Adjusted earnings per share was flat versus the prior year despite a high teen percentage increase in costs and an estimated $0.80 headwind related to the Jif peanut butter recall.

And in the prepared remarks, I think I alluded to, if you remove the - this headwind, you do get back to that more normalized rate in that mid-20 range.

Both factors combined, Krysler said, represent approximately 4.5 points of incremental headwind when compared to the annual revenue guide provided at the beginning of the year.

But local news is facing a stiff headwind as it fights to remain viable in an environment where media consolidation is gutting newsrooms across the country.

Ford’s EV price cuts could pressure profitability, a headwind the automaker needs to addresscnbc.

FX was a 3% tailwind while fuel was a 6% headwind on the quarter.

Higher yields are the biggest potential headwind for stocks.

I don't think it's possible to become a headwind, but I think it would still -- at this stage, we're still -- our view will just be a modest tailwind and potentially disappear over time.

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In 2022, the long-term headwind from coal plant closures (NSC is a major transporter of coal from Appalachia, Illinois and the Powder River Basin) turned into a temporary tailwind.

In terms of liquidity, we have a very comfortable position in order to cope with possible headwind in the debt market related to the overall economic situation and also to support upcoming debt maturity.

In the power and process market, sales increased approximately 10% overall and inflected mid-teen sales growth when excluding the revenue headwind from the wind-down of CAP1000 production.

I see diversification at an early stage of growth as more of a headwind than an opportunity right now.

I wanted to just follow-up on that Commercial segment question with -- just wanted to see how Innosight's doing that was you think the only case in the puzzle that was having a little bit of a headwind?

I was wondering, with the 10% of the base that has moved on to consumption, has there been -- is there any sort of accounting rev rec headwind that's associated with it?

I would say that the major I would say, headwind, is on the first two buckets, the ADC and the large security mitigators.

Note, though, that Constellation’s revenue had a foreign exchange tailwind in 2021, which turned out to be a headwind in 2022.

Perhaps the most feared headwind could come from continued rate hikes to further combat high inflation, as ever-increasing cash costs are not a good thing for a company that needs to raise funds to support its growth.

So I mean we're somewhat optimistic, and I feel that we've -- the headwind that we saw in the second, third, fourth quarter, some of that now is normalizing, and we're back to seeing growth.

So I noticed, I think the components headwind that you expect went up a bit from what you'd said in December, any more color around that?

So maybe Ghislain, like you talked about the $100 million headwind from the paid sick and work rules.

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Common combinations with headwind

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "headwind" in a sentence?
An example: "Adjusted earnings per share was flat versus the prior year despite a high teen percentage increase in costs and an estimated $0.80 headwind related to the Jif peanut butter recall." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "headwind" from authentic English texts.
What does "headwind" mean?
Headwind means: A wind that blows directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship.
What are synonyms of "headwind"?
Common synonyms of "headwind" include: wind, air current, current of air.
How many example sentences with "headwind" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "headwind", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.