tailwind

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Synonyms: tail wind, tailing, tail end, tailward, tailpin, tailwinds, tailband, tailswing, talwin, tailfin, tailfins

Antonyms: tail wind, tailing, tail end, tailward, tailpin, tailwinds, tailband, tailswing, talwin, tailfin, tailfins

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|nautical|physics}} A wind that blows in the same direction as the course taken by an aircraft, sailing ship, bird, etc.; a following wind.
2. {{lb|en|figurative|by extension}} A [[force]] that [[accelerate]]s [[progress]].

Verb

1. Of a wind, to [[blow]] on a [[windmill]] or [[wind turbine]] in such a way that [[wind]] [[pressure]] is [[exert]]ed on the wrong side of the [[sail]] or [[turbine]] [[assembly]].

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