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

If anything, the fractured geopolitical landscape, which began before Trump’s second term but has only worsened since January, is also a tailwind to global clean energy development. —Justin Worland, Time, 11 July 2025

Gold has become a hot commodity and a tailwind for Costco’s revenue, often selling out quickly after being restocked. —Paulina Likos, CNBC, 10 July 2025

Lower interest rates should act as a tailwind to the stock and bond markets. —Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025

Should Uber Technologies stock resume its uptrend, analyst adjustments to the upside could provide tailwinds. —Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes.com, 27 June 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)