Definitions
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 blowingperpendicular to a line oftravel
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- noun wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft
Etymologies
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Examples
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If the crosswind is coming from the other side — meaning your rod arm is already downwind of your body — then you're home free.
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Actually a crosswind, which is maybe worse on a bike on a busy road.
Whoosh rattle whine jhetley 2007
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HARRISON: The B-52 has a thing called crosswind gear on it.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE PASSENGER: The plane kind of crosswind or something.
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The plant is proposed 20 miles "crosswind" from where Larson lives, but he said he is neutral on the issue.
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The everpresent crosswind was about 20 mph and my friends were blazing away at this deer who never moved.
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Place them in a tree fork crosswind to your stand area.
Deer Actractants 2010
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One safety expert, who refused to be identified, said the crew was lucky to eventually regain control given the stiff crosswind and slick runway surface.
Turkish Air Incidents May Hinder Growth Andy Pasztor 2011
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The everpresent crosswind was about 20 mph and my friends were blazing away at this deer who never moved.
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Place them in a tree fork crosswind to your stand area.
Deer Actractants 2010
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