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tail·wind
or tail wind (tāl′wĭnd′)n.
1. A wind blowing in the same direction as that of the course of an aircraft, ship, or other vehicle.
2. tailwinds Informal Favorable economic conditions: a company experiencing tailwinds from increased consumer demand.
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tailwind
(ˈteɪlˌwɪnd)n
a wind blowing in the same direction as the course of an aircraft or ship. Compare headwind
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tail•wind
(ˈteɪlˌwɪnd)n.
a wind from directly behind a moving object (opposed to headwind).
[1895–1900]
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| Noun | 1. | tailwind - wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft air current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" |
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