air curtain
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The waste is later dumped into a crop grinder or an air curtain burner — an insulated box equipped with a diesel-powered fan that produces less smoke and particulate matter than traditional open burning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
Instead of wrestling with swinging doors, the passenger enters the building through an 89-ft.-wide opening, which has an air curtain to keep out the weather.
From Time Magazine Archive
By last week an air curtain had closed African skies to South African Airways, whose proud symbol is a winged springbok, forcing its planes into a tortuous detour.
From Time Magazine Archive
Snapping down the faceplate of his parka hood, he ran through the protective updraft of the air curtain and charged into the deadly chill of the Antarctic blizzard.
From Unwise Child by Garrett, Randall
The big man with the tiny child on his shoulder pushed through the air curtain that kept the warm humid air out of the shop.
From Anything You Can Do ... by Garrett, Randall
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