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Flight shortener
Answer for the clue "Flight shortener ", 8 letters:
tailwind
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ The twenty-knot tailwind helped, and their airspeed of two hundred knots reduced the journey to just over four hours.
Usage examples of tailwind.
They reached their destination more quickly than anticipated because tailwinds filled and sunshine fed the sails and because Gar Hatch had been able to complete repairs to the damaged radian draw before nightfall of the previous day.