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单词 tailwind
释义

tailwind

[ teyl-wind ]
/ ˈteɪlˌwɪnd /

noun

a wind coming from directly behind a moving object, especially an aircraft or other vehicle (opposed to headwind).

Origin of tailwind

First recorded in1895–1900; tail1 + wind1

Words nearby tailwind

tail skid, tailspin, tailstock, tailwater, tail wheel, tailwind, Taimyr Peninsula, tain, Tainan, Taínaron, Taine
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Example sentences from the Web for tailwind

  • When Obama won Iowa in 2008, or Wisconsin, it felt like a presaging of November, like the candidate was riding a tailwind.

    Michael Tomasky: No Rest for Romney After a Win in the Michigan Primary|Michael Tomasky|February 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
  • Mitt Romney blew into South Carolina on a New Hampshire tailwind and a Republican field that could do no right.

    South Carolina Primary: Mitt Romney’s Bad Night|Patricia Murphy|January 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for tailwind

tailwind
/ (ˈteɪlˌwɪnd) /

noun

a wind blowing in the same direction as the course of an aircraft or shipCompare headwind
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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