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Xwind

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crosswindnounA wind blowing across a line of travel, especially perpendicularly.
headwindnoun(nautical, physics) A wind that blows directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship.
wind shearnoun(meteorology, weather, aviation, uncountable) Variation in wind speed or direction over a short spatial distance.
x-wingnounA pattern commonly found in a sudoku grid where the only possible locations for a number, or a pair, are uniquely in only two rows and two columns. Diagonals drawn between these four cells would form a symmetrical X.
windnoun(countable, uncountable) Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
gravity windnounA katabatic wind.
wind vanenounA vane turned by the wind, a weather vane.
calm windnoun(US, aviation) Wind that is slower than 3 knots.
windtunnelnounAlternative form of wind tunnel. [A test facility through which air is forced in a controlled manner so as to study the effects of flow around airfoils, aircraft, motor cars etc.]
wingnoun(zootomy) An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.
jet blastnoun(aviation) The extremely powerful (often hurricane-force) winds behind a running jet engine.
shearnounA cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.
wakenounThe state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.
windsocknoun(aviation) A large, conical, open-ended tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed, used especially at smaller airfields.
wisenounShowing good judgement or the benefit of experience.
swiftnounFast; quick; rapid.
wake turbulencenoun(aviation) The disturbances formed in the atmosphere behind an aircraft passing through the air, consisting primarily of a combination of wake vortices and jet blast or prop wash.
tailspeednounThe speed of a tailwind
airfoilnounA wing of an aircraft.
wifferdillnoun(aviation) An elaborate, multiaxis aerobatic manoeuvre, especially one in which an aircraft makes a series of very tight turns in order to reverse its direction of travel.

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