tailwind

noun

tail·​wind ˈtāl-ˌwind 

plural tailwinds

1

: a wind having the same general direction as a course of movement (as of an aircraft)

2

: a force or influence that advances progress toward an improved condition

… the strengthening housing market should be providing tailwinds for home improvement retailers.

—Katherine Peralta

Medicare reform is a thorny problem even when the political tailwinds are favorable.

—Russ Wiles

Examples of tailwind in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The firm — an early investor in Nvidia — views technology giants at the forefront of the cloud, including Microsoft , Alphabet and Amazon as ongoing beneficiaries of AI tailwinds, but notes that the biggest innovation is happening in the private markets. —Samantha Subin, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2024

The market’s decline offers some relief to consumers and central banks after years of rampant inflation, and even a potential tailwind for Vice President Kamala Harris’s election campaign. —Grant Smith, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024

Even so, the show has enjoyed some tailwinds in recent months, notching gains among viewers between the ages of 25 and 54 — the demographic most coveted by advertisers in news programming. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024

So far, lower inflation has provided a tailwind for household budgets. —Orphe Divounguy | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

tail wind

noun

: a wind having the same general direction as the course of a moving object (as an aircraft)