- a variation of cross wind.
crosswind
Britishnoun
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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 National National Transportation Safety Board said the captain applied too much rudder power to offset a crosswind, causing the plane to veer to the left and nearly leave the runway.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2022
"Steering a fast four under Olympic pressure is not easy in a crosswind," he tweeted external-link.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2021
“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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