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wind tunnel

[wind] / wɪnd /
NOUN
testing structure
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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

The wind tunnel model she works on replicates track conditions, testing a scale model of a car in a wind tunnel to determine its performance in different environments.

From BBC Mar. 4, 2026

And they are starting work with a new wind tunnel and driver-in-the-loop simulator, about which Newey was pretty disparaging last spring.

From BBC Jan. 30, 2026

Mary Jackson could see the air moving around the racer just as clearly as if she were looking at a Schlieren photograph taken in a wind tunnel.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly



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