tail wind's Usage Examples:

If a tail wind exceeds 2 metres per second (3.

18 seconds in a tail wind of 2.

67 seconds with a strong tail wind.

51 m at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics, but as the tail wind was too strong (+3.

7m tail wind.

pilot in command elected to take off from runway 34 with a quartering tail wind, and to use the left (west) side of the runway as it was drier there.

A Wind component chart provides crosswind and head/tail wind components, appropriate to the runway headings, reported wind velocity and direction.

20 km/h (12 mph), and much faster on downhill section or with a strong tail wind.

intended to ensure that a course is not designed in such a way that a tail wind may improve times unduly, but does not apply for the purpose of establishing.

his father's speed powers, could only fly at super slow speeds — with a tail wind.

experienced a veering wind which changed direction, resulting in an increased tail wind.

"鹿児島２区補選　「安倍人気」なお追い風、金子氏初当選" [Kagoshima 2nd District By-election: "Abe's popularity" tail wind, Kaneko elected].

Synonyms:

harmattan; weather; chinook; snow eater; souther; breeze; easter; high wind; current of air; south wind; draft; tailwind; zephyr; northwest wind; gale; monsoon; wester; calm; chinook wind; draught; west wind; airstream; fohn; atmospheric condition; northerly; simoom; Santa Ana; samiel; east wind; southwester; gentle wind; calm air; southeaster; easterly; air; doldrums; gust; blast; simoon; boreas; catabatic wind; khamsin; foehn; blow; southerly; norther; katabatic wind; air current; sou'easter; crosswind; thermal; northwester; north wind; squall; headwind; conditions; prevailing wind; weather condition; sou'wester;

Antonyms:

fauna; straight line; detach; receptor; effector;