cross·wind (krôs w nd , kr s-)n. A wind blowing at right angles to a given direction, as to an aircraft's line of flight. |
crosswind [ˈkrɒsˌwɪnd]
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(Mathematics & Measurements / Navigation) a wind that blows at right angles to the direction of travel
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| Noun | 1. | 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" |
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