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What is the noun for tailwind?

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tailwind
  1. (nautical) a wind that blows in the same direction as the course of an aircraft or ship
  2. Examples:
    1. “A tailwind had brought the aircraft into the airport quicker than expected.”
      “The riders must be hoping for a tailwind blowing in from the coast and up the valley.”
      “A flight arrives at London airport six days late, although the pilot believes his plane is half an hour early due to a tailwind.”
tailwinds
  1. plural of tailwind
  2. Examples:
    1. “Because of good tailwinds my flight arrived in Newark approximately 30 minutes ahead of schedule.”
      “May said the southbound dragonflies appear to take advantage of tailwinds generated by cold fronts blowing from the north.”
      “Weather conditions that are associated with high rates of migration in the fall are the passage of cold fronts and tailwinds.”
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