tailwind

English

Etymology

tail +‎ wind

Noun

tailwind (plural tailwinds)

(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)

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.

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