air blast
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of air blast
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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An extremely loud air blast would have followed, before seismic shaking about the size of a magnitude 7 earthquake.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2024
The air blast broke windows and blew dust from the fallen stacks into homes.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 10, 2023
But Europe is now facing its first major cold snap, with an Arctic air blast from Greenland expected to send temperatures plunging in coming days.
From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2022
A special “coconut outlet”, originally used for palm trees, injects the spray liquid into an air blast.
From Nature • Aug. 5, 2019
In the production of tone, the muscular tissue of the vocal cords is thrown into vibration by the air blast, and not merely the membranous covering of the inner edges of the cords.
From The Psychology of Singing A Rational Method of Voice Culture Based on a Scientific Analysis of All Systems, Ancient and Modern by Taylor, David C. (David Clark)
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