airstream

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noun

A flow or current of air.

“Maintaining a clean airstream around the car is important for good fuel economy.”

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Meanings

nounairstream (plural airstreams)

plural airstreams · alternative air stream · alternative air-stream

  1. A flow or current of air.
  2. The flow of air around an object.

    Maintaining a clean airstream around the car is important for good fuel economy.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

Similar
slipstreamracebackwashwash
Broader
flow
Also see
backwashraceslipstreamwash

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From air + stream.

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Translations

Danish luftstrøm
  • luftstrømflow or current of air
Esperanto aerfluo
  • aerfluoflow or current of air
German Luftstrom
  • Luftstromflow or current of air
Norwegian Bokmål luftstrøm
  • luftstrømflow or current of air
Romanian curent de aer
  • curent de aerflow or current of air
Cite this entry
APA

airstream. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airstream

MLA

“airstream.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airstream. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “airstream,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airstream.

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