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cross·wind (-wind′)

noun

a wind blowing at any angle across the intended line of flight of an aircraft, the course of a ship, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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