tailwind

English

Etymology

From tail + wind.

Noun

tailwind (plural tailwinds)

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

Antonyms

• headwind

Translations

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

• Finnish: myötätuuli (fi)
• German: Rückenwind (de) m
• Italian: vento di coda (it)

• Russian: попутный ветер (ru) (popútnyj véter) m 
• Spanish: viento en popa (es) m
• Swedish: medvind (sv)