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tail⋅wind

[teyl-wind]
–noun
a wind coming from directly behind a moving object, esp. an aircraft or other vehicle (opposed to headwind ).

Origin:
1895–1900; tail 1 + wind 1
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tail wind or tail·wind   (tāl'wĭnd')
n.  A wind blowing in the same direction as that of the course of an aircraft, a ship, or another vehicle.
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