crosswind

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level