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crosswind

British  
/ ˈkrɒsˌwɪnd /

noun

  1. a wind that blows at right angles to the direction of travel

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

The implosion is only the latest example of a generation of executives used to operating in a low-interest-rate environment getting caught in a crosswind with which they had no experience.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2023

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

"Steering a fast four under Olympic pressure is not easy in a crosswind," he tweeted external-link.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2021

They’d tried hooking arms and walking three abreast, but when the crosswind gusted, it blew them into one another and their legs got tangled.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

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