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crosswind

/ ˈɒˌɪԻ /

noun

  1. a wind that blows at right angles to the direction of travel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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I always wanted to know out how pilots train to deal with bad weather and was able to get a glimpse of life in the cockpit of an airliner battling strong crosswinds.

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