- a variation of cross wind.
crosswind
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The group was unaware that recent rainfall had led to hazardous swimming conditions including strong currents, crosswind and swells, the fraternity wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2025
OHD is struggling a bit for his best rhythm, which is disrupted somewhat by a strong crosswind here at Edgbaston.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2024
Thompson said “But it was a matter of staying patient and really committing to your lines on those crosswind holes.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
“Like today, I was throwing into a straight crosswind, and it’s like, yeah, it makes my change-up really nasty, but at the same time I don’t really feel confident about knowing where it’s going.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2021
Cal hadn’t just won it—they’d done so in a near record time of eighteen minutes and fifty-two seconds, despite a stiff crosswind and heavy chop.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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