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tailwind

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as in headwind, gust

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The first known use of tailwind was in 1897

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“Tailwind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailwind. Accessed 10 Apr. 2020.

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