A crosswind is a wind that blows across the way you are moving, not into your face and not from behind. If you are going forward, this wind comes from the left or the right and tries to push you sideways.

A crosswind指 is a wind that blows across the way you are moving一種橫著吹過你行進方向的風，not into your face and not from behind不是迎面吹來，也不是從背後吹來。If you are going forward如果你在往前走，this wind這股風 comes from the left or the right就從左邊或右邊吹來，and tries to push you sideways把你往旁邊推。

Pilots care about it when a plane lands, because a strong crosswind can slide the plane off the painted line on the runway.

Pilots飛行員 care about it很在意這個，when a plane lands因為飛機降落時，because a strong crosswind一股強勁的crosswind can slide the plane off the painted line on the runway可能把飛機推離跑道上畫的中線。

Cyclists feel it on bridges and open roads. Drivers of tall trucks feel it too, because the side of the vehicle is like a sail.

Cyclists騎自行車的人 feel it在橋上和空曠道路上 on bridges and open roads感覺得到它。Drivers of tall trucks開高車身卡車的司機 feel it too也感覺得到，because the side of the vehicle因為車身側面 is like a sail就像一面帆。

You will hear the word in airport weather and in sport, more than in ordinary city chat. Though actually, in daily life many people just say the wind is coming from the side and never use this word at all. It is a clear, slightly technical compound: not slang, not poetic, just a name for wind that crosses your path.

You will hear the word你會 in airport weather在機場天氣播報 and in sport和運動賽事裡 more than in ordinary city chat聽到這個字，比在一般市區閒聊裡更常見。Though actually不過事實上，in daily life日常生活裡 many people很多人 just say the wind is coming from the side只會說風從側面吹來，and never use this word at all完全不用這個字。It is a clear, slightly technical compound這是個清楚、稍微專業的複合詞：not slang不是俚語，not poetic也不是詩意用語，just a name for wind that crosses your path就單純是指橫穿你路徑的風的名稱。