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

Before these 2026 Games, the team have utilised a wind tunnel in a bid to improve performance.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

It is the force that builds the wind tunnel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

In the study, Parziale's team introduced krypton gas into a wind tunnel and used lasers to ionize it.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2025

Naheed could hear her own exaggerated breathing inside her head like she was inside a wind tunnel.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin