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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
tailwind
noun
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▪ The twenty-knot tailwind helped, and their airspeed of two hundred knots reduced the journey to just over four hours.
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tailwind

n. (context nautical English) a wind that blows in the same direction as the course of an aircraft or ship

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tailwind

n. wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft

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Tailwind (Transformers)

Tailwind is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes.

Tailwind (disambiguation)

Tailwind is a wind that blows in the direction of travel of an object.

Tailwind may also refer to:

  • Wittman Tailwind, a light aircraft
  • Operation Tailwind, a military/media controversy
  • Tailwind Sports, see Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team, a professional cycling team
  • Tailwind (Transformers), a Transformers character
  • Tailwind Airlines, an airline
  • Tailwind (album), album by Harmony James
Tailwind (album)

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 awards and spawned 8 top ten single. Tailwind was released independently in 2009. It was re released in 2012 through Warner Music Australia which included two bonus tracks one being a cover of the Oasis (band) song Don't Look Back In Anger.

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.