airflow

[air-floh]

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noun

the air flowing past or through a moving body, as an airplane or automobile.

Origin of airflow

First recorded in 1910–15; air¹ + flow

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Related Words for airflow

current, gust, whiff, breath, air, waft, flurry, draft, puff, airflow, zephyr

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British Dictionary definitions for airflow

airflow

noun

the flow of air in a wind tunnel or past a moving aircraft, car, train, etc; airstream

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