air scoop

American  

noun

1. an air intake that projects into the airflow around a motor vehicle or aircraft in such a way as to provide a steady flow of air for combustion or ventilation.

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air scoop British  

noun

1. a device fitted to the surface of an aircraft to provide air pressure or ventilation from the airflow

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Etymology

Origin of air scoop

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

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air scoop

It had a "shaker" air scoop stuck through the bonnet, and a wing on the boot.

From The Guardian ● May 28, 2013

The nation's bestselling compact, the Falcon, adds a dummy air scoop on the hood that gives the car a racier silhouette.

From Time Magazine Archive

The 18-foot-long car has a 165-horsepower engine with a built-in air scoop in the hood to feed air to the carburetor, and a top speed of 135 m.p.h.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its sloping, grill-less hood bears only single, recessed headlights, a single bar bumper, and a low-slung air scoop.

From Time Magazine Archive

In earlier types of the Coastal, the air scoop supplying air to the air duct was fitted in the slip stream of the forward engine, but later this was fitted aft of the after engine.

From British Airships, Past, Present, and Future by Whale, George