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tailwind
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tail wind or tail·wind (tlwnd)
n.
A wind blowing in the same direction as that of the course of an aircraft, a ship, or another vehicle.

tailwind [ˈteɪlˌwɪnd]
n
a wind blowing in the same direction as the course of an aircraft or ship Compare headwind
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Noun1.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"
Translations
tailwind [ˈteɪlwɪnd] Nviento m de cola
tailwind [ˈteɪlwɪnd] nvent m arrière inv
tailwind [ˈteɪlˌwɪnd] nvento in coda
tailwind [ˈteɪlˌwɪnd] nvento in coda


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