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单词 tailwind
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Definition of tailwind in English:

tailwind

nounˈteɪlwɪndˈteɪlˌwɪnd
  • A wind blowing in the direction of travel of a vehicle or aircraft; a wind blowing from behind.

    顺风

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A flight arrives at London airport six days late, although the pilot believes his plane is half an hour early due to a tailwind.
    • A tailwind had brought the aircraft into the airport quicker than expected.
    • Weather conditions that are associated with high rates of migration in the fall are the passage of cold fronts and tailwinds.
    • With a tailwind, fuel can be economized with a straight-line route.
    • It was fast, mostly downhill, and mother nature was good enough to hold the rain off and afford us a light tailwind.
    • Headwinds and tailwinds can slow down or speed up travel, respectively, and pilots can adjust the height at which they fly to avoid or take advantage of winds.
    • The riders must be hoping for a tailwind blowing in from the coast and up the valley.
    • When all the conditions are meet, and there is perhaps a favourable wind, or a tailwind, then set sail.
    • One prediction derived from optimal migration theory is that migrating animals that maximize their flight distance on a given amount of energy will decrease their airspeed in a tailwind and increase it in a headwind.
    • Pilots were regularly flying between United Kingdom and the United States of America and they noticed that it was quicker to fly to the UK, reporting tailwinds of over 100 miles per hour.
    • First of all, a great circle route is the most efficient, and second, we try to take advantage of tailwinds and stay out of headwinds, all of which goes into determining our actual route of flight.
    • With sails raised proudly, we continued south carried by a tailwind on gentle swells.
    • Through radar studies, scientists now have proof that these bats fly and feed up to two miles high, and sometimes ride tailwinds that carry them over long distances at speeds of more than 60 miles per hour.
    • The example always showed us how jets flying from San Diego to Cleveland would pass to the north of the high to enjoy a tailwind, and jets flying the opposite route would deviate to the south for the same reason.
    • Conditions were bright and sunny for both stages, with the riders being helped up the last part of Norwood Edge by a strong tailwind.
    • May said the southbound dragonflies appear to take advantage of tailwinds generated by cold fronts blowing from the north.
    • Because of good tailwinds my flight arrived in Newark approximately 30 minutes ahead of schedule.
    • A Monday-night flight back with tailwinds can be under seven hours, landing at dawn - early enough to travel home, unpack, shower and be in the office by 9am.
    • The quartering tailwind was not favorable for the landing runway, but it was nothing we hadn't dealt with before.
    • Paddling hard, assisted by the ferocious tailwind and strong current, we could sometimes outpace sailboats.

Definition of tailwind in US English:

tailwind

nounˈteɪlˌwɪndˈtālˌwind
  • A wind blowing in the direction of travel of a vehicle or aircraft; a wind blowing from behind.

    顺风

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Paddling hard, assisted by the ferocious tailwind and strong current, we could sometimes outpace sailboats.
    • May said the southbound dragonflies appear to take advantage of tailwinds generated by cold fronts blowing from the north.
    • A Monday-night flight back with tailwinds can be under seven hours, landing at dawn - early enough to travel home, unpack, shower and be in the office by 9am.
    • Pilots were regularly flying between United Kingdom and the United States of America and they noticed that it was quicker to fly to the UK, reporting tailwinds of over 100 miles per hour.
    • With sails raised proudly, we continued south carried by a tailwind on gentle swells.
    • A tailwind had brought the aircraft into the airport quicker than expected.
    • Through radar studies, scientists now have proof that these bats fly and feed up to two miles high, and sometimes ride tailwinds that carry them over long distances at speeds of more than 60 miles per hour.
    • The example always showed us how jets flying from San Diego to Cleveland would pass to the north of the high to enjoy a tailwind, and jets flying the opposite route would deviate to the south for the same reason.
    • Weather conditions that are associated with high rates of migration in the fall are the passage of cold fronts and tailwinds.
    • One prediction derived from optimal migration theory is that migrating animals that maximize their flight distance on a given amount of energy will decrease their airspeed in a tailwind and increase it in a headwind.
    • First of all, a great circle route is the most efficient, and second, we try to take advantage of tailwinds and stay out of headwinds, all of which goes into determining our actual route of flight.
    • The riders must be hoping for a tailwind blowing in from the coast and up the valley.
    • When all the conditions are meet, and there is perhaps a favourable wind, or a tailwind, then set sail.
    • Headwinds and tailwinds can slow down or speed up travel, respectively, and pilots can adjust the height at which they fly to avoid or take advantage of winds.
    • Because of good tailwinds my flight arrived in Newark approximately 30 minutes ahead of schedule.
    • It was fast, mostly downhill, and mother nature was good enough to hold the rain off and afford us a light tailwind.
    • The quartering tailwind was not favorable for the landing runway, but it was nothing we hadn't dealt with before.
    • Conditions were bright and sunny for both stages, with the riders being helped up the last part of Norwood Edge by a strong tailwind.
    • A flight arrives at London airport six days late, although the pilot believes his plane is half an hour early due to a tailwind.
    • With a tailwind, fuel can be economized with a straight-line route.
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