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
Kroger's 11-ft.-wide air curtain cost $7,500, will cost about 15� an hour to operate.
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
Opposite the air curtain was a huge sliding door, closed at the moment, which probably led to a freight elevator.
From Unwise Child by Garrett, Randall
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