tailwind

English

Etymology

tail +‎ wind

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteɪlwɪnd/

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

• Danish: medvind (da) c
• Finnish: myötätuuli (fi)
• French: vent en poupe (fr) m
• German: Rückenwind (de) m
• Italian: vento di coda

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

Verb

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

1. Of 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.