wind tunnel

Example Sentences

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That geography turns the valley into a natural wind tunnel.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

Now, she is a wind tunnel systems engineer with the Williams F1 team.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

He had funded a sparkling new factory, including a state-of-the-art wind tunnel and driver-in-the-loop simulator.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Now that we’re through the wind tunnel of adolescence, I’m happy to share them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

One test required Mary to clamber onto the catwalk of the wind tunnel, measuring how rivets disrupted the airflow over a particular model.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly