tailwinds
Breezes from behind
Tailwinds are winds blowing in the same direction as travel, speeding progress.
Aircraft and cyclists benefit from tailwinds, which reduce effort and fuel consumption.
Figuratively, tailwinds are favorable conditions that help something succeed: The company has strong tailwinds from rising consumer demand.
The opposite is headwinds.
Product of mass, velocity
- growthIncrease in size
- advantageFavorable position or circumstance
- favorableInclined toward approval
- boostUpward push or increase
prosperity · expansion · bullish · recovery · stimulus · market · investment · optimism
Favorable position or circumstance
- boostUpward push or increase
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- favorableInclined toward approval
- supportTo uphold or sustain
assist · propel · facilitate · fortune · luck · blessing · boon · uplift
Aircraft's atmospheric velocity
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- takeoffDeparture or parody
- landingDescent's final moment
aircraft · pilot · cockpit · runway · jetstream · navigation · aerodynamics · glidepath
Downwind sailing sail
- mainsailPrincipal vessel canvas
- jibTriangular sail forward
- tackingAngled sailing maneuver
- leewardSheltered from wind
helm · rudder · knots · regatta · yacht · catamaran · skipper · reaching
Creating technical blueprints
- pelotonMain cycling group
- slipstreamAerodynamic wake zone
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- pacelineDrafting cyclist formation
breakaway · echelon · criterium · time trial · pursuit · sprint · domestique
momentum
Product of mass, velocity
boost · prosperity · expansion · bullish · recovery · stimulus · market · investment · optimism · upturn
advantage
Favorable position or circumstance
support · assist · propel · facilitate · fortune · luck · blessing · boon · uplift · encouragement
airspeed
Aircraft's atmospheric velocity
landing · aircraft · pilot · cockpit · runway · jetstream · navigation · aerodynamics · glidepath · groundspeed
spinnaker
Downwind sailing sail
leeward · helm · rudder · knots · regatta · yacht · catamaran · skipper · reaching · running
drafting
Creating technical blueprints
- pelotonMain cycling group
- slipstreamAerodynamic wake zone
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
paceline · breakaway · echelon · criterium · time trial · pursuit · sprint · domestique
- windbreeze, gale, gust, gusts, zephyr
- Aviation Weathervisibility, ceiling, cloud ceiling, ceiling height, turbulence
- turbulencesevere turbulence, chop, bumps, eddies, vortices
tailwindsheadwinds
Wind facing travelers
obstacles · impediments · barriers · resistance · drag