cross-windn.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcross-wind.

A wind which blows across the direct course; a contrary wind. Also figurative. (Originally a simple use of cross adj. 1c and wind n.¹, but now commonly treated as a single word.)

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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > wind as means of propulsion > across course

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1678 R. L'Estrange tr. Epistles xxvi. 202 in Seneca's Morals Abstracted (1679) Scipio, by a Cross Wind, being forc'd into the Power of his Enemies.

1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World i. 26 Does Captain —— think..because we have met with cross Winds, we must never meet with fair ones?

1920 L. Bairstow Appl. Aerodynamics iv. 141 Cross-wind force, the component perpendicular to the lift and to the drag of the total air force on an aircraft or any part thereof.

1935 Discovery Feb. 42/2 It now appears doubtful as to whether stabilising fins..are not a disadvantage, as presenting a greater surface to a cross-wind.

1959 Manch. Guardian 14 July 7/2 The pilot..used a cross-wind to lift the right wing.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	cross-wind
释义	cross-windn. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcross-wind. A wind which blows across the direct course; a contrary wind. Also figurative. (Originally a simple use of cross adj. 1c and wind n.¹, but now commonly treated as a single word.) ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > wind as means of propulsion > across course cross-wind1678 1678 R. L'Estrange tr. Epistles xxvi. 202 in Seneca's Morals Abstracted (1679) Scipio, by a Cross Wind, being forc'd into the Power of his Enemies. 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World i. 26 Does Captain —— think..because we have met with cross Winds, we must never meet with fair ones? 1920 L. Bairstow Appl. Aerodynamics iv. 141 Cross-wind force, the component perpendicular to the lift and to the drag of the total air force on an aircraft or any part thereof. 1935 Discovery Feb. 42/2 It now appears doubtful as to whether stabilising fins..are not a disadvantage, as presenting a greater surface to a cross-wind. 1959 Manch. Guardian 14 July 7/2 The pilot..used a cross-wind to lift the right wing. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2021). > as lemmas cross-wind cross-wind n. = cross-winding n. (b). Π 1927 T. Woodhouse Artificial Silk: Manuf. & Uses 91 A cross-wind or V-shaped wind. extracted from cross-comb. form < n.1678 as lemmas
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cross-windn.

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