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crosswind

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  1. crosswind (noun)
  2. crosswind force (noun)

cross·wind

noun \-ˌwind\

Definition of CROSSWIND

: a wind blowing in a direction not parallel to a course (as of an airplane)
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First Known Use of CROSSWIND

circa 1641

Rhymes with CROSSWIND

break wind, buckskinned, downwind, exscind, headwind, prescind, rescind, tailwind, thick-skinned, thin-skinned, upwind, whirlwind, woodwind

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