tailwind
1tailwind — ► NOUN ▪ a wind blowing in the direction of travel of a vehicle or aircraft …
2Tailwind — A tailwind is a wind that blows in the direction of travel of an object. A tailwind increases the object s speed and reduces the time required to reach its destination. Tailwinds are commonly measured in relation to the speed of vehicles commonly …
3tailwind — [[t]te͟ɪlwɪnd[/t]] tailwinds also tail wind N COUNT A tailwind is a wind that is blowing from behind an aeroplane, boat, or other vehicle, making it move faster. A tailwind had cut the flying time by half an hour. Ant: headwind …
4tailwind — UK [ˈteɪlˌwɪnd] / US noun [countable] Word forms tailwind : singular tailwind plural tailwinds a wind that blows in the same direction in which a vehicle is moving. A wind that blows directly towards a vehicle is called a headwind …
5Tailwind Airlines — Tailwind Airlines …
6Tailwind Productions — is a films Production Company, created by Tim Kring.It has produced TV shows such as Heroes (TV series) and Crossing Jordan …
7tailwind — noun Date: 1897 a wind having the same general direction as a course of movement (as of an aircraft) …
8tailwind — /tayl wind /, n. a wind coming from directly behind a moving object, esp. an aircraft or other vehicle (opposed to headwind). [1895 1900; TAIL1 + WIND1] * * * …
9tailwind — noun a wind that blows in the same direction as the course of an aircraft or ship Ant: headwind …
10tailwind — tail|wind [ˈteılˌwınd] n a wind blowing in the same direction that something or someone is travelling →↑headwind …
