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wind tunnels

wind tunnels is the plural of wind tunnel.

Meaning of wind tunnel

Noun

wind tunnel (plural wind tunnels)

  1. 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.
    • But unlike many other tunnels that lay idle and decaying, Catesby has now found a new use as an aerodynamic wind tunnel for the motor industry.2023 November 29, Peter Plisner, “The winds of change in Catesby Tunnel”, in RAIL, number 997, page 56
    Synonyms:
    air tunnel
  2. (broadly) A space where air currents are naturally funneled through sets of walls or structures, like alleyways or between high-rise buildings.

Questions about wind tunnels

What is wind tunnels the plural of?
Wind tunnels is the plural of wind tunnel.

Words near wind tunnels in the dictionary

  1. wind throb
  2. wind tower
  3. wind towers
  4. wind tunnel
  5. wind tunnel testing
  6. wind tunnels
  7. wind turbine
  8. wind turbines
  9. wind up
  10. wind up one's bottoms
  11. wind ups

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