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cross wind

[wind]
–noun
a wind blowing across the course or path of a ship, aircraft, etc.
Also, crosswind.


Origin:
1915–20
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cross·wind   (krôs'wĭnd', krŏs'-)   
n.  A wind blowing at right angles to a given direction, as to an aircraft's line of flight.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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