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airwash

American  
[air-wosh, -wawsh] / ˈɛərˌwɒʃ, -ˌwɔʃ /

verb (used with object)

  1. to cool (a roof or the like) with a current of air.

noun

  1. a current of air for cooling a roof or the like.

Etymology

Origin of airwash

First recorded in 1945–50; air 1 + wash

Example Sentences

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Except that man who tested the Della Robbia parachute, you were quite the most distinguished thing in the air, although it was really crowded—all sorts of quaint creatures giving you their airwash.

From The Guests Of Hercules by Bracker, M. Leone

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