cross wind
or cross·wind
[ wind ]
/ wɪnd /
noun
a wind blowing across the course or path of a ship, aircraft, etc.
Words nearby cross wind
cross tolerance, cross training, cross up, cross vault, cross vine, cross wind, cross wire, cross wires, cross-, cross-action, cross-addicted
Origin of cross wind
First recorded in 1915–20
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Examples from the Web for cross wind
But with a beam (cross-wind) or head wind a reduction of from three to five knots and a half was produced.
I tell you, a compass doesnt help much when theres a cross-wind.
The Flying Reporter|Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss