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airflow

[ air-floh ]
/ ˈɛərˌfloʊ /
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noun

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

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RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

airdrop, aire, airedale, airfare, airfield, airflow, airfoil, airframe, airfreight, airglow, airhead

Origin of airflow

First recorded in 1910–15; air1 + flow
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British Dictionary definitions for airflow

airflow

/ (ˈɛəˌfləʊ) /

noun

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