crosswind
/ˈkɹɑːs.wɪnd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.15 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A wind blowing across a line of travel, especially perpendicularly.
Example Sentences
- "Correlation of the DFDR and CVR recordings disclosed that the flightcrew had set the flaps and stabilizer trim at 10° and about 5° aircraft noseup, respectively, for takeoff. A rolling takeoff was made, takeoff thrust was stabilized at 80 KIAS, and left rudder and right aileron were used to compensate for the right crosswind. The V₁ and V_R callouts were made about 2 sec after these speeds were recorded by the DFDR."
- "As part of its application, Macy's submitted "balloon control plans" describing how handlers, under the direction of a "pilot," were to navigate through intersections, where crosswinds can destabilize the balloons."
- "Further, a compass could only tell a pilot which direction the aircraft was pointing, but it didn’t exactly account for crosswinds that slowly pushed the aircraft sideways. A plane might appear to be flying directly west while actually drifting several miles off course."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Italic *kruks /*krukis Latin cruxbor. Old Irish crosbor. Old Norse krossbor. Old English cros Middle English cross Middle English cros- English cross- Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wḗh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts Proto-Germanic *windaz Proto-West Germanic *wind Old English wind Middle English wynd English wind English crosswind From cross- + wind.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɹɑːs.wɪnd/