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

Examples of wind tunnel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ames was chosen because of NASA’s established vertical flight research facilities — including the world’s largest wind tunnel — and the existing expertise base of NASA engineers familiar with rotorcraft R&D challenges. —Mike Hirschberg, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025

Unlike Concorde, a program can make changes using a workflow focused on CFD and specific wind tunnel tests without building physical parts. —Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025

Camarda's work in the thermal structures branch at NASA's Langley Research Center was limited to ground testing in high-temperature wind tunnels. —Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2025

Interestingly, CFMoto points out that the 750SR-S has undergone wind tunnel testing. —New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wind tunnel

• bunnell
• funnel
• multifunctional

Kids Definition

wind tunnel

noun

: a passage like a tunnel through which air is blown at a known speed to investigate air flow around an object (as an airplane part or model) placed in the passage