AIR-FLOW Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

airflow

noun

Definition of airflow

as in blow

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

calm

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Recent Examples of airflow These wide-leg jeans allow for plenty of airflow to keep you comfortable on sunny days. — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026 His early experiments involved pans of ice hung below pipes directing airflow in patients’ rooms. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026 When temperatures rise, breathable, airy materials like cotton, linen, and viscose promote airflow and help keep sweat at bay. — Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 7 July 2026 Floor and pit tickets run hotter than reserved bowl seats because the crowd is denser and airflow is more limited. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for airflow

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Noun

Iran has been degraded by over 13,000 strikes, but has survived and reconstituted, rather than suffering a mortal blow.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
The woman, 41-year-old Ja’Marlette Hardy, bit one of the officers during the July 1 encounter, which led to the officer delivering a blow to her head.

— Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 17 July 2026

Definition of blow

Noun

Deadly lightning strikes can occur well ahead of an approaching storm, prior to the arrival of rain and wind.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 July 2026
With the wind and the sea now working against them, Odysseus and his men were next led to the Laestrygonian giants, who brutally attacked them, leaving them with only one ship and its crew.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026

Definition of wind

Noun

The United States is also facing gale-force productivity headwinds, such as the aging of the population and the relentlessly rising cost of health care, education, and housing.

— Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026
His football outing on ITV was perfectly good value, even if there was the near-instant karma of an off-camera Brooklyn gale threatening to blow the set down.

— Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 21 June 2026

Definition of gale

Noun

The summit also comes as NATO faces pressure to maintain its support for Ukraine and adapt to a battlefield shaped by rapid technological development in drones, air defenses and industrial capacity.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 July 2026
The region’s air quality alerts associated with the Fourth of July concluded Sunday afternoon.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of air

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