xwind

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

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Meanings

nounxwind (plural xwinds)

plural xwinds

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of crosswind.

    I bit the bullet today and went out to the airport to work on my Xwind landings.

    2006 February 4, A Lieberman, “Xwind landing experiences today & questions”, in rec.aviation.student (Usenet), retrieved 19 May 2022
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    I was back taxiing to takeoff position in a xwind yesterday. The xwind was coming from the right when I was in position to take off.

    1998 October 29, Mike Regish, “Taxiing in xwind”, in rec.aviation.student (Usenet), retrieved 19 May 2022

    I believe that all xwind landings should end in a wing low slip with the longitudinal axis aligned with the direction of movement.

    2003 September 17, Maule Driver, “Cherokees and X-winds”, in rec.aviation.student (Usenet), retrieved 19 May 2022

Origin

From x- + wind.

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Cite this entry
APA

xwind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xwind

MLA

“xwind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xwind. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xwind,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xwind.

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