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Helpful boost to an aircraft in flight
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tailwind
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Tailwind is the solo debut album of Australian singer songwriter Harmony James . The songs were inspired in the time Harmony spent alone in the Barkly Tableland region of the Northern Territory . Upon release it received critical acclaim and won numerous ...
Wiktionary
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n. (context nautical English) a wind that blows in the same direction as the course of an aircraft or ship
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.
WordNet
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n. wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft
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.