Last Updated :2025/11/20

tailwind

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Noun
broadly figuratively
Japanese Meaning
進行方向と同じ方向に吹く風、すなわち航空機や船、鳥などが進む際に追い風となる風。 / 比喩的に、進展や成長を促進する要因、好機や追い風としての助力。
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機長は、機体の進行方向と同じ向きに吹く予期せぬ強い追い風のおかげで大西洋横断便の飛行時間がほぼ1時間短くなったことを喜んだ。

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

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tailwind

The pilot welcomed the unexpected tailwind, which shaved nearly an hour off the transatlantic flight.

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The pilot welcomed the unexpected tailwind, which shaved nearly an hour off the transatlantic flight.

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