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tailwind
noun tail·wind \-ˌwind\
: a wind that blows in the same direction as something (such as a ship or an airplane) that is moving forward
Full Definition of TAILWIND
: a wind having the same general direction as a course of movement (as of an aircraft)
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1897
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