wind tunnel
noun
: a tunnellike passage through which air is blown at a known velocity to investigate air flow around an object (such as an airplane part or model) placed in the passage
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Indoor skydiving involves lying prone in a vertical wind tunnel.
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Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
The wind tunnel had guided much of Audi’s design work since the 1980s, but, despite its rounded forms, the Audi TT isn’t particularly aerodynamic.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 8 June 2026
The team aims to optimize ship operations holistically by using wind tunnels at NTNU to identify the aerodynamic sweet spot for sail placement, developing predictive systems to automatically adjust sails before wind gusts hit, and integrating real-time wind forecasting into navigation computers.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
His mouth is a wind tunnel and his thoughts are like dollars floating in it.
—Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 18 May 2026
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Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
The wind tunnel had guided much of Audi’s design work since the 1980s, but, despite its rounded forms, the Audi TT isn’t particularly aerodynamic.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 8 June 2026
The team aims to optimize ship operations holistically by using wind tunnels at NTNU to identify the aerodynamic sweet spot for sail placement, developing predictive systems to automatically adjust sails before wind gusts hit, and integrating real-time wind forecasting into navigation computers.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
His mouth is a wind tunnel and his thoughts are like dollars floating in it.
—Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 18 May 2026
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“Wind tunnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wind%20tunnel. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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