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dead wind

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables
dead- wind
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wind directly ahead, or opposed to the ship's course.

Inflected Forms

dead winds (plural)

Questions

What does dead wind mean?
A wind directly ahead, or opposed to the ship's course.

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