crosswind

ˈkrɒsˌwɪnd

Definition

Definition of crosswind - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

side wind

Rare

wind blowing from the side, often making movement harder

Rare

The crosswind made cycling much more difficult.
The airplane struggled to land due to the crosswind.
Cyclists found it hard to pedal against the crosswind.

beam wind

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wind blowing from the side, often making movement harder

Origin of crosswind

English, cross (across) + wind (air movement)

Terms with crosswind included in their meaning

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beam wind

aviation

crosswind affecting an aircraft's lateral stability

xwind

abbr.

abr: crosswind

wind blowing across the direction of travel

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French:vent de travers, ...
German:Seitenwind, ...
Italian:vento laterale, ...
Spanish:viento cruzado, ...
Portuguese:vento cruzado, ...
Chinese:侧风, ...
Japanese:横風, ...
Arabic:رِيَاح جَانِبِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:רוּחַ צַד, ...
Russian:боковой ветер, ...
Ukrainian:бічний вітер, ...
Hindi:पार्श्ववायु, ...
Bengali:পার্শ্ববাতাস, ...
Catalan:vent lateral, ...
Czech:boční vítr, ...
Danish:sidevind, ...
Dutch:zijwind, ...
Greek:πλάγιος άνεμος, ...
Hungarian:oldalszél, ...
Khmer:ខ្យល់បក់ពីចំហៀង, ...
Korean:횡풍, ...
Persian:باد جانبی, ...
Polish:wiatr boczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):vento cruzado, ...
Romanian:vânt de travers, ...
Swedish:sidvind, ...
Thai:ลมขวาง, ...
Turkish:yan rüzgar, ...
Vietnamese:gió ngang, ...

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