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tailwind

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Meteorology, Transport
tail·wind /ˈteɪlˌwɪnd/ noun [countable]  HEMTTa wind blowing in the same direction that something or someone is travelling 〔车辆等行驶时从后面吹来的〕顺风 headwind
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tailwindThe twenty-knot tailwind helped, and their airspeed of two hundred knots reduced the journey to just over four hours.
tail·wind nounChineseSyllable
the direction or someone a Corpus in that blowing something wind same


tailwind
tailwind /ˈteɪlˌwɪnd/ noun [countable]
a wind blowing in the same direction that something or someone is travelling ⇨ headwind


tail·windBrE /ˈteɪlwɪnd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈteɪlwɪnd/ 🔊 nouna wind that blows from behind a moving vehicle, a runner, etc. 顺风   compare headwind