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wind machine

British  
/ wɪnd /

noun

  1. a machine used, esp in the theatre, to produce wind or the sound of wind

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“Moana” bears this burden heavily because nearly every shot makes you aware that Laga’aia is clearly surrounded by a green screen clutching an oar while a wind machine blows in her face.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

"They have fireworks, a wind machine and a big performance."

From BBC May 17, 2026

Corteva researchers test the strength of new hybrids by exposing them to gusts of up to 160 kilometers per hour from a wind machine.

From Science Magazine Oct. 25, 2023

I wanted to use as many of the clichés as I could, like with the wind machine and the dance and the instruments.

From Slate Jun. 26, 2020

“Then you have to get some artificial grass so it stays the same color throughout the whole picture, and finally you have to get a wind machine so you can make the grass sway.’

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

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