wind tunnel
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noun Aeronautics.
Origin:
1910–15, Americanism
1910–15, Americanism
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| —n | |
| a chamber for testing the aerodynamic properties of aircraft, aerofoils, etc, in which a current of air can be maintained at a constant velocity | |
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| wind tunnel
A chamber through which air is blown at controlled speeds to simulate the motion of objects placed in the chamber through the air, used to study the aerodynamic properties of objects such as automobiles, airplanes, and missiles. |
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Example sentences
So in spite of computational euphoria, wind tunnel testing is still important.
One gets the sense of operating in this wind tunnel of hatred.
It's not too difficult to train people to get good lift over drag positions in a wind tunnel.
To go indoor skydiving, find a vertical wind tunnel.
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