wind tunnel

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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

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

Horner also said the team were having difficulties with correlation between their wind tunnel and on-track performance.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2025

At its simplest, a wind tunnel was a big box attached to a big fan.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly