This is a headwind and it can affect almost anything that moves - even airplanes! Have you biked against one in baggy clothing? You may have noticed how hard it was since the wind makes your ride a little less stable. If you’re no stranger to air travel, you may hear talks among the airline crew about the plane going against a headwind. This means that there was a wind so strong that the plane itself couldn’t seem to travel fast enough through it.
It didn’t mean that the flight itself was in danger, the plane just needed to exert more effort in going in the direction the captain wanted it to. Now imagine those strong winds on a ship with a sail in the high seas. Sails are supposed to carry the ship forward with the strength of the wind, but if the wind is blowing in the opposite direction, it could stagnate the ship’s movement.
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