tailwind
(noun) wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tailwind (plural tailwinds)
(nautical) a wind that blows in the same direction as the course of an aircraft or ship
• headwind
tailwind (third-person singular simple present tailwinds, present participle tailwinding, simple past and past participle tailwinded)
Of 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.
Source: Wiktionary
21 February 2025
(noun) some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; “the restoration looked exactly like the original”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
