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

Just over four years after starting that first placement at Williams, Sullivan is now a full-time wind tunnel systems engineer.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

It is the force that builds the wind tunnel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

One test required Mary to clamber onto the catwalk of the wind tunnel, measuring how rivets disrupted the airflow over a particular model.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly