air scoop

American  

noun

1. an air intake that projects into the airflow around a motor vehicle or aircraft in such a way as to provide a steady flow of air for combustion or ventilation.

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air scoop British  

noun

1. a device fitted to the surface of an aircraft to provide air pressure or ventilation from the airflow

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Etymology

Origin of air scoop

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

The unique black coupe has been modified with a faux turbine inlet, roof-mounted air scoop and tailfins, and covered in Batman logos that strays from the original's design.

From Fox News

There’s also an air scoop on the hood.

From Fox News

“If the Placement Officer shall see fit to assign thee to a far-off land of desolation, a land of marshes and mosquitoes without number known as the West Area, curse him not. But equip thyself with hip-boots, take heed that thy hospitalization is paid up and go forth on thy safari into the wilderness and be not bitter over thy sad fate,” joked a contributor to the weekly employee newsletter, Air Scoop.

From Literature

But just one month before Dorothy’s trip from Farmville, Air Scoop covered Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox’s one-day junket to the laboratory.

From Literature

“Laboratories at war!” shouted Air Scoop.

From Literature