"But how can we travel up north with a contrary wind, Christos?"

But later studies showed that he was a good twelve miles distant and facing a contrary wind.

She could feel the contrary winds against her face.

The wind, so contrary a little while ago, blew sharper now.

One breath of a contrary wind might have driven you off course.

The next day, however, a contrary wind meant they could not sail out.

Clinton accompanied the force, which made slow progress due to contrary winds.

Snow thumped off the trees as a contrary wind brushed them.

In a contrary wind a well found yacht is master.

She did so, but here again we were detained by contrary winds until the 22d.