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tailwinda wind blowing from behind in the direction of travel of a vehicle or aircraft

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a wind blowing from behind in the direction of travel of a vehicle or aircraft

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈteɪlwɪnd/

Korean meaning: 뒤에서 불어오는 바람, 순풍

Korean pronunciation: 테일-윈드 (강세: 테일)

Example Sentences

  • My marathon time was amazing because I had a tailwind the entire race!
  • The startup rode the tailwind of the AI boom to become a unicorn company.
  • Thanks to the tailwind, even my paper airplane flew across the entire classroom!

tailwind

NOUN

//ˈteɪlwɪnd//

a wind blowing from behind in the direction of travel of a vehicle or aircraft

tailwind concept
💡 Concept

Wind pushing from behind

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tailwind rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The disciplined pilot felt chagrined when tailwinds made him too fast!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈteɪlwɪnd/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈteɪlwɪnd/

🌳Etymology

Prefixtail-
Suffix-wind

Origin

19세기 후반에 등장한 복합어로, 'tail'(꼬리, 뒤쪽)과 'wind'(바람)가 결합되어 만들어졌습니다. 항공학이 발전하면서 비행기나 선박이 뒤에서 받는 바람을 지칭하는 용어로 사용되기 시작했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

rescinddisciplinedchagrined
rescind
disciplined
chagrined

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📝Examples

My marathon time was amazing because I had a tailwind the entire race!

The startup rode the tailwind of the AI boom to become a unicorn company.

😄 Fun example

Thanks to the tailwind, even my paper airplane flew across the entire classroom!

😄 Fun example

The cyclist was so happy about the tailwind that he forgot he'd have to ride back against it.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

favorable windfollowing windboostadvantage

Antonyms

headwindresistanceobstacle

Related

crosswindupdraftmomentumpropulsionaviation