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
Bruno Moretti, Allegheny County’s emergency management coordinator, said the air blast broke windows and blew dust from the fallen stacks into homes.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2023
“It is like a sonic boom in some cases; others can witness an air blast or explosion in the air.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 13, 2022
A special “coconut outlet”, originally used for palm trees, injects the spray liquid into an air blast.
From Nature ● Aug. 5, 2019
Cooling.—Depending on the tools, some should be dipped in oil all over, some only part way, and others allowed to cool down in the air naturally, or under air blast.
From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Colvin, Fred H. (Fred Herbert)
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