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| has gloss | (noun) wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft tailwind |
| has gloss | eng: A tailwind is a wind that blows in the direction of travel of an object. A tailwind increases the object's speed and reduces the time required to reach its destination. Tailwinds are commonly measured in relation to the speed of vehicles — commonly air and watercraft — as well as in running events — particularly sprints. The opposite wind is a headwind. |
| lexicalization | eng: Tail wind |
| lexicalization | eng: Tailwind |
| subclass of | (noun) air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" wind, air current, current of air |
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| German | |
| lexicalization | deu: Rückenwind |
| Finnish | |
| lexicalization | fin: myötätuuli |
| Slovak | |
| lexicalization | slk: vietor |
| Swedish | |
| lexicalization | swe: medvind |
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| similar | e/Tailwind |
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