wind tunnel

[wind] / wɪnd /

NOUN

testing structure

Synonyms

WEAK

proving ground test bed

Example Sentences

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They built their own wind tunnel in the bike shop, and learned that the hard problem wasn’t engine power but control.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

That geography turns the valley into a natural wind tunnel.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 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

In the study, Parziale's team introduced krypton gas into a wind tunnel and used lasers to ionize it.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2025

The point of a wind tunnel, of course, was to simulate as closely as possible the conditions that prevailed in free flight.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly