Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In archery, a wind blowing across the range.
- To wind (yarn) on a reel in such a manner that the windings cross at an acute angle with the axis.
- To twist; depart from a plane: said of a plank or platform which twists out of its plane.
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Examples
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The wind blew strongly in my direction, but at a slight cross-wind angle, magnifying the coyote's incessant barking/howling.
The Coyote--to Shoot or Not to Shoot. That is the Question. 2009
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These are the same batch of balls as used hitherto but the overhead conditions are different, with the suffocating low cloud of St John's Wood and the humidity of Trent Bridge replaced by a buffeting cross-wind that eventually forced the umpires to call for the heavy lignum vitae bails.
India 224, England 84-0 | Third Test day one match report 2011
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I thought he was using a cross-wind to come to my grunt call.
I am a glutton for hunting and war stories. Here is your chance to tell one or two. 2009
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I thought he was using a cross-wind to come to my grunt call.
I am a glutton for hunting and war stories. Here is your chance to tell one or two. 2009
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Well, 1¼ if you count the Dash-8s using the cross-wind runway to fly to Seattle every half hour.
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The wind blew strongly in my direction, but at a slight cross-wind angle, magnifying the coyote's incessant barking/howling.
The Coyote--to Shoot or Not to Shoot. That is the Question. 2009
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Well, 1¼ if you count the Dash-8s using the cross-wind runway to fly to Seattle every half hour.
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Armstrong attacked Contador on a cross-wind stage early on, and then criticised him publicly for not following the team's gameplan in the Pyrenees.
Alberto Contador is employing stealth to join the Tour de France elite 2010
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And a cross-wind can blow a fastball off track by about three inches.
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Conversely, a wind blowing in from the outfield can be the reason a well hit ball stays in the park, while a cross-wind can be the difference between a fair or foul ball.
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