tailwind

noun

tail·​wind ˈtāl-ˌwind 

plural tailwinds

1

: a wind having the same general direction as a course of movement (as of an aircraft)

2

: a force or influence that advances progress toward an improved condition

… the strengthening housing market should be providing tailwinds for home improvement retailers.

—Katherine Peralta

Medicare reform is a thorny problem even when the political tailwinds are favorable.

—Russ Wiles

Examples of tailwind in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The pan-European Stoxx 600 Index has risen in five of the last six months, with the divergence in monetary policy from the US likely to be a tailwind for the region’s equities. —Jan-Patrick Barnert, Fortune, 18 May 2024

The markets will respond to these forces and continuous tailwinds are expected in this sector. —Dasha Shunina, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

tail wind

noun

: a wind having the same general direction as the course of a moving object (as an aircraft)