Meanings
nounfair wind (plural fair winds)
plural fair winds
- nauticalA favourable wind, i.e. one blowing in the desired direction of travel for the vessel.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Also see
Translations
Bulgarian попътен вятър
- попътен вятър (popăten vjatăr)wind in the right direction
Finnish myötätuuli
- myötätuuliwind in the right direction
French vent favorable
- vent favorablewind in the right direction
Hebrew רוּחַ נוֹחָה
- רוּחַ נוֹחָה (ruakh nokha)wind in the right direction
Latin ventus secundus
- ventus secunduswind in the right direction
Norwegian Bokmål medbør
- medbørwind in the right direction
Polish pomyślny wiatr
- pomyślny wiatrwind in the right direction
Portuguese vento de feição
- vento de feiçãowind in the right direction
Russian попу́тный ве́тер
- попу́тный ве́тер (popútnyj véter)wind in the right direction
Swedish medvind
- medvindwind in the right direction
Welsh gwynt teg
- gwynt tegwind in the right direction
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APA
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“fair wind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fair%20wind. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
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