wind tunnel

[wind] / wɪnd /

NOUN

testing structure

Synonyms

WEAK

proving ground test bed

Example Sentences

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That geography turns the valley into a natural wind tunnel.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

They were also not able to run a model in their new wind tunnel until mid-April.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 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

Nala could’ve been shepherding cows through a wind tunnel.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein