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wind tunnel

[wind] / wɪnd /
NOUN
testing structure
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Then, the wind tunnel was not ready to receive any modelling until mid-April, so now they were nearly four months behind the others.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

That geography turns the valley into a natural wind tunnel.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 7, 2026

Just over four years after starting that first placement at Williams, Sullivan is now a full-time wind tunnel systems engineer.

From BBC Mar. 4, 2026

It is the force that builds the wind tunnel.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 10, 2025

He knew he should run home, and he listened to his footsteps hitting the sidewalk pavement, loud thumping, one after the other, in rhythm with his breathing, like he was inside of a wind tunnel.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin



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