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

Before these 2026 Games, the team have utilised a wind tunnel in a bid to improve performance.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

It is the force that builds the wind tunnel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

He also created a tiny wind tunnel for some of the experiments, so that the physicists could analyze the role of ambient breeze in the worm's target success rate.

From Science Daily • Oct. 15, 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