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What is a crosswind?

What is a crosswind? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A wind blowing across a line of travel
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A slight crosswind changing to a steady tailwind greeted rowers and spectators alike.
Avoid adverse yaw by allowing the ailerons to streamline when there's no crosswind present.
Training will include deadstick landings, crosswind take-offs and landings, go-arounds, and engine failure after takeoff.
If there's a crosswind, use your heading indicator to establish a wind correction angle.
There are restrictions on how much crosswind is permitted for an autopilot to make a landing.
The heavy rain had left the pitch sodden and a tricky crosswind made the kicking game somewhat difficult.

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