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Definition of Crosswind
1. Noun. Wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft.
Definition of Crosswind
1. Noun. A wind blowing perpendicular to a line of travel ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crosswind
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crosswind
Literary usage of Crosswind
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident by Southgate Publishers, DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Based upon approach and landing test experience, crosswind testing was added ...
To date, Orbiters have landed with a maximum of 8 knots of crosswind at the ..."
2. Transportation Expressions (1996) by Richard Feldman (1998)
"(FAA4) crosswind Component: The wind component measured in knots at 90 degrees
to the longitudinal axis of the runway. (FAA4) Crude Oil: A mixture of ..."
3. The Aeroplane: A Concise Scientific Sudy by Arthur Fage (1915)
"Further, when a strut of low fineness-ratio is inclined at small angles to the
wind direction, that is, Q is small, the crosswind force usually acts in a ..."
4. Basic Helicopter Handbook by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"5. Failing to maintain proper airspeed during the climb. 6. Failing to adjust
the throttle to maintain proper RPM. crosswind considerations during ..."
5. Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety: Proceedings of the First International edited by T. J. Casadevall (1995)
"With no crosswind, the flow is completely driven by gravity and assumes a
near-radial symmetry, Tephra is supported by turbulence within, the current as it ..."