"tailwind" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to refer to a situation in which an individual or group experiences an advantage or benefit as a result of prior success, efforts, or developments. For example, "The company was able to capitalize on their previous success and use it as a tailwind for their future projects."
Should a wind of change sweep Barack Obama into office, it might also provide a handy tailwind for the left-of-centre Liberal party to America's north.
Yet the country has not taken advantage of its economic tailwind to tackle its manifold problems awful infrastructure, rampant corruption and foot-dragging bureaucracy, to name but a few that impede other sources of growth in the future.
In the long run, this could prove ruinous, as we argued in a leader on the anniversary of Black Monday, but this belief should serve as a tailwind for the next few years.
If the aircraft is flying at a low altitude, the sudden tailwind can rob it of lift and cause a crash.In this section Udder confusion Paved with good intentions Things that go bump in your flight Pie in the sky Reprints Related topics Transportation Air travelWind-shear is detected by transmitting a stream of radio pulses in front of the aircraft.
And with such a tailwind, it is extraordinary how the League remains stuck in a divisive politics based on personal grievances that go back nearly four decades.
Sheepishly, Mr Steinbrück this week conceded that the SPD carried Lower Saxony with "little tailwind" from him.
Saudi Arabia seems willing to tolerate even lower prices to protect its market share, so the boost may last.The other, even stronger, tailwind is growing incomes.
All have suffered considerable death tolls and damage as a result of large earthquakes in the past.In this section The real fight begins A gentle tailwind Dead, or just resting?
But this is tough love: sanctions will fall on claimants who fail to meet various conditions, and doctors will reassess those on incapacity benefit to identify those able to work.The reforms enjoy the tailwind of public opinion.
Falling interest rates provided a tailwind to deficit reduction in all countries through the 1980s and 1990s as inflation phobias accumulated over prior decades seeped away.
And after falling for decades, the percentage of Californian voters who are registered Republican is now less than 31%, far below the 44% who are Democrats and not far above the 20% who decline to state a preference.In this section The real fight begins A gentle tailwind Dead, or just resting?
