wind tunnel
noun
: a tunnellike passage through which air is blown at a known velocity to investigate air flow around an object (such as an airplane part or model) placed in the passage
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According to the MoD, the new engine has gone through 233 static test runs in a hypersonic wind tunnel as part of its Team Hypersonics (UK) program.
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New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2025
The crew member recuperated and was back in the wind tunnel practicing within a month.
—Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2025
There is a potential to take a lot of work that currently requires lab experiments, whether in the chemistry lab, the wind tunnel or elsewhere, and do it entirely in simulation.
—John Koetsier, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The crescent shape of the new condo tower and its jarring proximity, combined with the formerly soothing prevailing breeze, creates a wind tunnel that rakes across the north side of Building 3 and the driveway entrance, knocking down patio furniture, annihilating hairdos and slamming car doors.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
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New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2025
The crew member recuperated and was back in the wind tunnel practicing within a month.
—Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2025
There is a potential to take a lot of work that currently requires lab experiments, whether in the chemistry lab, the wind tunnel or elsewhere, and do it entirely in simulation.
—John Koetsier, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The crescent shape of the new condo tower and its jarring proximity, combined with the formerly soothing prevailing breeze, creates a wind tunnel that rakes across the north side of Building 3 and the driveway entrance, knocking down patio furniture, annihilating hairdos and slamming car doors.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Wind tunnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wind%20tunnel. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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