Noun: second wind se-kund wind
- The return of relatively easy breathing after initial exhaustion during continuous exertion
"The runner got her second wind and surged ahead in the final lap"
- Renewed energy or strength to continue an undertaking
"She had dinner and got a second wind to finish painting"; "the employers, initially taken by surprise at the pace of developments, regained their second wind"
Derived forms: second winds
Type of: breathing, energy, external respiration, get-up-and-go [informal], push, respiration, ventilation
Encyclopedia: Second wind