windtunnel

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A form of wind tunnel — 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.

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Meanings

nounwindtunnel (plural windtunnels)

plural windtunnels

  1. alternativeAlternative form of wind tunnel.

    The erection of costly and magnificent windtunnels is therefore entirely useless, unless research talent is provided to operate them.

    1933, Max Michael Munk, The principles of aerodynamics, page 219
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APA

windtunnel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windtunnel

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“windtunnel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windtunnel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “windtunnel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windtunnel.

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