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crosswind

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈkɹɑːs.wɪnd/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A wind blowing across a line of travel, especially perpendicularly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wind, air current, current of air

History

Etymology

From cross- + wind.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: страничен вятър (straničen vjatǎr) — crosswind
  • Catalan: vent creuat — crosswind
  • Chinese Mandarin: 橫風 /横风 (héngfēng) — crosswind
  • Chinese Mandarin: 側風 /侧风 (cèfēng) — crosswind
  • Finnish: sivutuuli — crosswind
  • French: vent latéral — crosswind
  • Galician: vento cruzado — crosswind
  • German: Seitenwind — crosswind
  • Greek: πλάγιος άνεμος (plágios ánemos) — crosswind
  • Indonesian: angin silang — crosswind
  • Ingrian: kuvetuuli — crosswind
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sidevind — crosswind
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sidevind — crosswind
  • Portuguese: vento cruzado — crosswind
  • Spanish: viento cruzado — crosswind
  • Swedish: sidvind — crosswind
  • Ukrainian: бічний вітер (bičnyj viter) — crosswind