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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

The shift within Udemy has been brewing for years, but recent tailwinds have shifted the way the business closes contracts.

So while traditional financing dried up, we saw a really good tailwind for our business.

Because all the tailwinds that make those stocks interesting to own are, in part, shared by the commercial actors on their platforms.

While this week’s surge was almost certainly spurred in large part by the PayPal news, there may be other tailwinds driving the price up.

From Fortune

Covid-19 has been a tailwind for India’s burgeoning ed-tech sector—and acquisitions are proof.

From Quartz

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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