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tailwind

[ teyl-wind ]

noun

  1. a wind coming from directly behind a moving object, especially an aircraft or other vehicle ( headwind ).

tailwind

/ ˈteɪlˌwɪnd /

noun

  1. a wind blowing in the same direction as the course of an aircraft or ship Compare headwind

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tailwind1

First recorded in 1895–1900; tail 1 + wind 1

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Example Sentences

When Obama won Iowa in 2008, or Wisconsin, it felt like a presaging of November, like the candidate was riding a tailwind.

Mitt Romney blew into South Carolina on a New Hampshire tailwind and a Republican field that could do no right.

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