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crosswind
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cross·wind  (krôswnd, krs-)
n.
A wind blowing at right angles to a given direction, as to an aircraft's line of flight.
crosswind [ˈkrɒsˌwɪnd]
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Navigation) a wind that blows at right angles to the direction of travel
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Noun1.crosswind - wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft
air current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"
Translations
crosswind [ˈkrɒswɪnd] N → viento m de costado
crosswind [ˈkrɒswɪnd] n → vent m de travers
crosswind [ˈkrɒsˌwɪnd] n → vento di traverso
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