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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A wind blowing at right angles to a given direction, as to an aircraft's line of flight.

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  • noun A wind blowing perpendicular to a line of travel

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  • noun wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft

Etymologies

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cross +‎ wind

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