Definition of tailwind
: a wind having the same general direction as a course of movement (as of an aircraft)
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Running without his friendly rival Kenan Christon, Mt. Carmel’s Quoi Ellis ran his fastest-ever non-windy 100, winning the event in 10.63 seconds with a perfect 2.0 meters-per-second tailwind.
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Oregon's Rhesa Foster won the women's long jump at 19 feet, 6 3/4 with a 5.6 meters-per-second tailwind at her back.
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In Leyden’s 3-2 win via penalty kicks over Reavis in the Windy City Ram Classic on March 20, Rubio exploited a strong tailwind and curled a corner kick into the net for a goal.
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And birds are more likely to continue their journeys when warm air signals an incoming, southerly tailwind.
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Congestion pricing could yield both the funds and the political tailwinds for true bus rapid transit.
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But Lamb, propelled by the national anti-Trump tailwind, has steadily gained in recent polls.
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Newly installed Fed chairman Jerome Powell told Congress last week that headwinds to US economic growth had become tailwinds, prompting investors to raise their bets on four rate increase in 2018.
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That is providing a tailwind for the Detroit automakers when overall new-vehicle sales in the United States are slowing.
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First Known Use of tailwind
1897
TAILWIND Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of tailwind for English Language Learners
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: a wind that blows in the same direction as something (such as a ship or an airplane) that is moving forward
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