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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

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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