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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

He had funded a sparkling new factory, including a state-of-the-art wind tunnel and driver-in-the-loop simulator.

From BBC Feb. 24, 2026

The point of a wind tunnel, of course, was to simulate as closely as possible the conditions that prevailed in free flight.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly



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