wind machine
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
For practical reasons, the mechanical organ was designed, using an electronic wind machine to push air into the pipes, while sand bags press down the keys to create the drone-like sound.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2024
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 had a little wind machine and monitor; I have to walk into the water and be talking all the time.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
“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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