airstream
Americannoun
noun
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a wind, esp at a high altitude
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a current of moving air
Etymology
Origin of airstream
Example Sentences
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The other airstream is kept dry, and it is cooled by being run across a thin aluminum wall that pulls in the cold—but not the humidity—from the first stream.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 29, 2023
Buy or rent an airstream and start a travel blog.
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2022
The car’s teardrop-shaped headlights look are the result of air scoops that channel part of the airstream along the side of the car and out the back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2019
It offers modern street food served from an airstream truck and hires former offenders for 12-month blocks.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2018
The clock currently shows that launch time is still just under two hours away with Baumgartner suited up and sitting in his airstream trailer.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2012
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