Meanings
plural wind tunnels · alternative windtunnel
- A test facility through which air is forced in a controlled manner so as to study the effects of flow around airfoils, aircraft, motor cars etc.
But unlike many other tunnels that lay idle and decaying, Catesby has now found a new use as an aerodynamic wind tunnel for the motor industry.
2023 November 29, Peter Plisner, “The winds of change in Catesby Tunnel”, in RAIL, number 997, page 56Synonyms: air tunnel
- broadlyA space where air currents are naturally funneled through sets of walls or structures, like alleyways or between high-rise buildings.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA test facility through which air is forced in a controlled manner so as to study the effects of flow around airfoils, aircraft, motor cars etc.
Translations
Danish vindtunnel
- vindtunneltest facility
Finnish tuulitunneli
- tuulitunnelitest facility
German Windkanal
- Windkanaltest facility
Greek αεροσήραγγα
- αεροσήραγγα (aerosíranga)test facility
Italian galleria del vento, galleria aerodinamica
- galleria del ventotest facility
- galleria aerodinamicatest facility
- tunnel aerodinamicotest facility
- tunnel del ventotest facility
Norwegian Bokmål vindtunnel, vindtunell
- vindtunneltest facility
- vindtunelltest facility
Polish tunel aerodynamiczny
- tunel aerodynamicznytest facility
Spanish túnel aerodinámico, túnel de viento
- túnel aerodinámicotest facility
- túnel de vientotest facility
Swedish vindtunnel
- vindtunneltest facility
Cite this entry
wind tunnel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wind%20tunnel
“wind tunnel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wind%20tunnel. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wind tunnel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wind%20tunnel.
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