air intake

noun

An inlet for air; the part of an engine, especially a jet engine, through which air is drawn.

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Meanings

nounair intake (plural air intakes)

plural air intakes

  1. An inlet for air; the part of an engine, especially a jet engine, through which air is drawn.

    The air intake to the engine is through an exchangeable filter element fitted in an accessible position in the vestibule.

    1958 July 28, “German Railbuses for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 501

Translations

Danish luftintag
  • luftintaginlet for air
Finnish ilmanottoaukko
  • ilmanottoaukkoinlet for air
French prise d'air
  • prise d'airinlet for air
Norwegian Bokmål luftinntak
  • luftinntakinlet for air
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“air intake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20intake. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “air intake,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20intake.

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