air wood
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of air wood
First recorded in 1670–80
Example Sentences
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Boiling vegetable soup sent steam into the cold air; wood fire crackled.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2022
She could smell in the sea air wood pavement and hear in the scurry of rabbits passengers by the Piccadilly Tube.
From Carnival by MacKenzie, Compton
Knowing the destructive character of lightning when it passes through air, wood, brick, stone or other non-conductor, people are naturally fearful of allowing the current to run through their houses.
From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science by Various
Materials of Combustion.—The materials of combustion are air, wood, coal, oil, and gas.
From The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm
Besides the resources of civilization, air, wood and water were drawn upon for game.
From The Shadow of the North A Story of Old New York and a Lost Campaign by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)
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