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 expectation is that the segment has strong tailwinds for growth due to the open-cell technology’s superior benefits in comfort, performance and sustainability. —Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025

The Disney launch sets up a broad roll-out across Latin America, where the studio controls key rights, adding tailwind to the international rollout. —Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025

Relative strength remains a key tailwind, with NVDA leading both the semiconductor sector and S & P 500, suggesting upside towards our $235 target. —Tony Zhang, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025

Fed rate cuts can lower savings and borrowing rates, encouraging spending and investing and boosting business activity, creating a sustained tailwind for the stock market. —John Towfighi, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for tailwind

• chagrined
• crosswind
• downwind
• rescind
• upwind
• whirlwind
• woodwind
• finned
• ginned
• grinned
• pinned
• sinned

Kids Definition

tail wind

noun

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