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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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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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