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Tailwind ˈteɪlwɪnd Wind Noun Blowing Vehicle Tail·Wind 顺风

A tailwind is a wind that blows from behind a moving vehicle or person, helping them move faster.

A tailwind is a wind that blows from behind a moving vehicle or person, helping them move faster.

word tailwind
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Collins
tailwind
/te͟ɪlwɪnd/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](从行驶的交通工具后面吹来的)顺风 A tailwind is a wind that is blowing from behind an aeroplane, boat, or other vehicle, making it move faster.
  • A tailwind had cut the flying time by half an hour.

    由于顺风,飞行时间缩短了半小时。


Oxford tail·wind / ˈteɪlwɪnd ; NAmE ˈteɪlwɪnd / noun a wind that blows from behind a moving vehicle, a runner, etc. 顺风 ☞compare
headwind
tailwind tailwinds
tail·wind / ˈteɪlwɪnd ; NAmE ˈteɪlwɪnd /
LDC
tailwindtail‧wind /ˈteɪlˌwɪnd/ noun [countable]
Examples
word sets
a wind blowing in the same direction that something or someone is travelling → headwind
WDF

tailwind

[ˈteɪlwɪnd]

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