ground effect
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The cars introduced in 2022 have shaped underbodies, using so-called venturi tunnels to generate downforce through ground effect.
From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025
With ground effect potentially here to stay until at least 2026, Hamilton indicated he’d support rule changes to reduce the bouncing.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 11, 2022
The new cars are also constructed to use ground effect to generate a greater proportion of downforce.
From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2022
But the rule makers have gone back to ground effect because they believe it will be effective in allowing cars to keep hold of a far greater proportion of their downforce when behind another car.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2022
The counter-spinning vortices employed by the jellyfish are a variation of something known as the ground effect.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2021
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