airflow

Example Sentences

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A protective cap prevents debris from entering, while a small air chamber allows airflow.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

The trouble with this was that the abductor muscles are the ones that open the trachea, allowing airflow to the lungs.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

"Under normal circumstances, flies stop moving when exposed to strong airflow," said Saldes, now a science research specialist at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria and a former doctoral student at UTEP.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

The dead are placed in a sealed vessel bedded with clover, hay and straw and equipped to regulate airflow, temperature and moisture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

I can't quite make a perfect seal, so there's airflow . . . getting colder now . . . getting pretty uncomfortable .

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir