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/wind/a wind blowing across the course or path of a ship, aircraft, etc.Also, crosswind.[1915-20]
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Cross wind — Cross Cross (kr[o^]s), a. 1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting. [1913 Webster] The cross refraction of the second prism. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Not accordant with what is wished or expected;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cross wind — cross′ wind or cross′wind [[t]wɪnd[/t]] n. mer a wind blowing across the course or path of a ship, aircraft, etc • Etymology: 1915–20 … From formal English to slang
cross wind — /wind/ a wind blowing across the course or path of a ship, aircraft, etc. Also, crosswind. [1915 20] * * * cross wind, a wind that blows across the direction of movement of an aircraft, boat, o automobile … Useful english dictionary
cross wind — wind blowing at a right angle (to an aircraft, boat, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
cross·wind — /ˈkrɑːsˌwınd/ noun, pl winds [count] : a wind that blows across the direction that something (such as an airplane) is moving in … Useful english dictionary
cross-wind — see crosswind … English dictionary
cross-wind — … Useful english dictionary
Cross — (kr[o^]s), a. 1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting. [1913 Webster] The cross refraction of the second prism. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Not accordant with what is wished or expected; interrupting;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cross action — Cross Cross (kr[o^]s), a. 1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting. [1913 Webster] The cross refraction of the second prism. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Not accordant with what is wished or expected;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cross aisle — Cross Cross (kr[o^]s), a. 1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting. [1913 Webster] The cross refraction of the second prism. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Not accordant with what is wished or expected;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
