TAILWIND

Meaning of TAILWIND in English

/tayl"wind'/ , n.

a wind coming from directly behind a moving object, esp. an aircraft or other vehicle (opposed to headwind ).

[ 1895-1900; TAIL 1 + WIND 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

TAILWIND — noun Date: 1897 a wind having the same general direction as a course of movement (as of an aircraft)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TAILWIND — n. wind coming from directly behind a vehicle or aircraft
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TAILWIND — noun Date: 1897 : a wind having the same general direction as a course of movement (as of an aircraft)
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAILWIND — ■ noun a wind blowing in the direction of travel of a vehicle or aircraft.
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAILWIND — [tail.wind] n (1897): a wind having the same general direction as a course of movement (as of an aircraft)
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TAILWIND — tailwind BrE AmE ˈteɪ ə l wɪnd ▷ tailwind|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TAILWIND — / ˈteɪlwɪnd; NAmE / noun a wind that blows from behind a moving vehicle, a runner, etc. —compare headwind
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAILWIND — tail ‧ wind /ˈteɪlˌwɪnd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a wind blowing in the same direction that something or someone is …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAILWIND — also tail wind ( tailwinds) A tailwind is a wind that is blowing from behind an aeroplane, boat, or other …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAILWIND — also tail wind (~s) A ~ is a wind that is blowing from behind an aeroplane, boat, or other vehicle, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TAILWIND — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ The twenty-knot tailwind helped, and their airspeed of two hundred knots reduced the journey to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TAILWIND — аэро ветер попутный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TAILWIND — аэро ветер попутный
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
TAILWIND — аэро ветер попутный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TAILWIND — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ wind Function: noun Date: 1897 : a wind having the same general direction as a course …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TAILWIND SPEED — скорость попутного ветра
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TAILWIND SPEED — скорость попутного ветра
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
HEADWIND — /hed"wind'/ , n. a wind opposed to the course of a moving object, esp. an aircraft or other vehicle (opposed …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOOSTER — — boosterish , adj. /booh"steuhr/ , n. 1. a person or thing that boosts, esp. an energetic and enthusiastic supporter. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MICROBURST — pattern of intense winds that descends from rain clouds, hits the ground, and fans out horizontally. Microbursts are short-lived, usually …
Britannica English vocabulary
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BEAMON, BOB — born Aug. 29, 1946, Bronx, New York, N.Y., U.S. Bob Beamon (U.S.) as he breaks the world record in the …
Britannica English vocabulary
WIND
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEADWIND — / ˈhedwɪnd; NAmE / noun a wind that is blowing towards a person or vehicle, so that it is blowing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIND — I. wind 1 S2 W2 /wɪnd/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . AIR [uncountable and countable] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEADWIND — head ‧ wind /ˈhedˌwɪnd/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] a wind that blows directly towards you when you are …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAIL WIND — see tailwind
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAIL WIND — see tailwind
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SPEED — 1) скорость ( см. тж rate ) 2) частота вращения; число оборотов 3) угловая скорость 4) быстродействие || быстродействующий 5) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

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