airwash

[air-wosh, -wawsh]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of airwash¹

First recorded in 1945–50; air ¹ + wash

Example Sentences

Why, he gave me a name for that 'airwash without having to think twice over it!

From Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg