tailwind

English edit

Etymology edit

tail +‎ wind

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈteɪlwɪnd/

Noun edit

tailwind (plural tailwinds)

(nautical, physics) A wind that blows in the same direction as the course taken by an aircraft, sailing ship, bird, etc.
(figurative, by extension) A force that accelerates progress.

Antonyms edit

headwind

Translations edit

a wind that blows in the same direction as the course of an aircraft or ship

Danish: medvind (da) c
Faroese: undanvindur m
Finnish: myötätuuli (fi)
French: vent en poupe (fr) m
German: Rückenwind (de) m
Hungarian: hátszél (hu)
Icelandic: meðvindur m, meðbyr m
Ingrian: perintuuli
Italian: vento di coda
Japanese: 追い風 (おいかぜ, oikaze)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: medvind (no)

Nynorsk: medvind
Russian: попу́тный ве́тер m (popútnyj véter)
Spanish: viento en popa m
Swedish: medvind (sv) c
Turkish: pupa rüzgârı

Verb edit

tailwind (third-person singular simple present tailwinds, present participle tailwinding, simple past and past participle tailwinded)

Of a wind, to blow on a windmill or wind turbine in such a way that wind pressure is exerted on the wrong side of the sail or turbine assembly.