cross wind
or cross·wind
[ wind ]
/ wɪnd /
noun
a wind blowing across the course or path of a ship, aircraft, etc.
Origin of cross wind
First recorded in 1915–20
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
Example sentences 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