Sentence examples for a crosswind from inspiring English sources

Every hole is a crosswind.

A crosswind can put a ball thirty to forty yards off line.

LONDON — As any pilot will tell you, landing an aircraft in a crosswind is a challenge.

There was a bit of a crosswind; it didn't affect her too much.

LONDON — As any pilot knows, landing an aircraft in a crosswind is a challenge.

But except for landing in a crosswind, the rudder is otherwise seldom used in flight.

Many holes played into a crosswind, making it even more difficult for players to pick a target line.

According to Kelly, the prevailing wind is a "north/south variation," but a crosswind often whips off the lake.

With great difficulty, Thompson made it to Nellis, but a strong crosswind caused a hard landing and the left main tire suffered a blowout.

Windward drift can be avoided by adjusting heading into the wind, which is precisely what an aircraft's pilot does when making a crabbed landing on a runway with a strong crosswind, but it requires recognition of the drift away from a straight track.

The shallow channel, a surrounding wall of poplar trees and the prevailing wind conditions combine to create an extraordinarily even competition, with rowers in all lanes getting virtually identical conditions — usually a tail wind or a consistent crosswind — and leaving no lane at a distinct disadvantage.