tailwind's Usage Examples:

A tailwind is a wind that blows in the direction of travel of an object, while a headwind blows against the direction of travel.

A tailwind increases.

on tailwind landings, and the FAA's failure to implement the NTSB's previous recommendation, following a previous fatal accident involving a tailwind landing.

Due to a tailwind helping to enhance the speed of the athlete in events like certain sprint.

ground speed, while a tailwind adds to it.

Winds at other angles to the heading will have components of either headwind or tailwind as well as a crosswind.

the force can be separated into two vector components: the headwind or tailwind component in the direction of motion, the crosswind component perpendicular.

Propelled by tailwind, the race had the fastest average speed (43.

Synonyms:

wind; air current; current of air;

Antonyms:

lower; stay in place; uncoil; unwind;