Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Sep 17, 2006 19:27
17 yrs ago
Romanian term
vant de fata
Romanian to English
Tech/Engineering
Aerospace / Aviation / Space
vant de fata
Proposed translations
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3 +2 | headwind | Peter Shortall |
4 | head wind | Diana Wright |
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headwind
"A headwind is a wind that hits an aircraft in the front. This reduces the aircraft's ground speed and increases the time to reach a destination..."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headwind
A wind blowing directly against the course of an aircraft or ship.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/headwind
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headwind
A wind blowing directly against the course of an aircraft or ship.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/headwind
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Comment: "multumesc"
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head wind
Din cate stiu eu, in aviatie se vorbeste despre 'head wind' si 'tail wind'.
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Note added at 7 mins (2006-09-17 19:34:06 GMT)
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Looks like Peter beat me by one minute. I think we were typing at the same time :o))
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Note added at 7 mins (2006-09-17 19:34:06 GMT)
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Looks like Peter beat me by one minute. I think we were typing at the same time :o))
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