Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterwind

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-wind
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.

Example Sentences

"They said they saw signs, however, that counterwinds, known as wind shear, might begin to dampen the force of the storm before it reached full strength."

Etymology

From counter- + wind.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: counter

Inflected Forms

counterwinds (plural)

Questions

What does counterwind mean?: A wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.
Where does counterwind come from?: From counter- + wind.

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