crosswind - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • fly: Options include four levels of difficulty, day or night flying, crosswind and turbulence effects, and cloud.

Adjective modifier

  • strong: In my defense, there's quite a strong crosswind in that park.
  • stiff: A more unusual display was that of several microlights hacking round the circuit despite the stiff crosswind.
  • blustery: Despite a blustery crosswind a fantastic display was flown, earning the Team a round of applause from the crowd.

Modifies a noun

  • landing: It's also a crosswind landing for hang gliders.
  • component: Drift Degrees Calculates & displays the current amount of drift in degrees due to any crosswind component.
  • course: The 4.5m class was the next fleet to take to the water with 2 laps round a crosswind figure-of-8 course.

Noun used with modifier

  • land: You can easily abort the turn at any time and land crosswind if you run out of height.

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