tailwind

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. A wind that blows in the same direction as the course taken by an aircraft, sailing ship, bird, etc.
2. (broadly, figuratively) A force that accelerates progress.

Verb

Of a wind, to blow on a windmill or wind turbine in such a way that wind pressure is exerted on the wrong side of the sail or turbine assembly.

Conceptos

viento en popa

Sinónimos

following wind

Traducciones

Rückenwind

vent arrière

vent

vento di coda

vento in coda

الريح الخلفيّة

pupa rüzgârı

günstiger Wind

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈteɪlwɪnd/

Etimología (Inglés)

From tail + wind.