AIRFLOW Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

airflow

noun

Definition of airflow

as in blow

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calm

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Recent Examples of airflow Insufficient airflow and light in the canopy can slow and reduce growth, and structural defects can lead to limb failure, opening the tree up to infection. — Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 4 Sep. 2026 Electric cooking still generates steam, smoke, and airborne grease—all of which can linger in your kitchen without good airflow. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2026 Nike Aero-Fit offers high-crimp yarn for breathability, anti-cling characteristics and greater airflow that more conventional athletic wear. — David Moin, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 Despite being made from leather, these flats are also very breathable, thanks to side vents that allow airflow. — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for airflow

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Noun

There have been plenty of in-game rotations, promising combinations, fluidity and creativity, but without the delivery of a final hammer blow.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The residents had sustained another blow when my friend, John Ahern, was a passenger on Pan Am Flight 103 that exploded on December 21, 1988 from a terrorist bomb over Lockerbie, Scotland.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of blow

Noun

New York’s summer weather has been a trial and a tribulation, intense heat — temperatures reached over 100 degrees in Central Park on the hottest day in July — alternating with gales and floods.

— Matthew Schneier, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2026
Just over two weeks later, a storm with gale-force winds struck, and Halliburton, his partner Paul Mooney, and roughly 12 crewmen disappeared without a trace.

— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of gale

Noun

Eachus studied the air temperature, heat indexes and peak temperatures for games at Texas, Tulsa, Alabama, Georgia, Nebraska and Iowa.

— Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Zelensky has previously stressed said that an acute shortage of air defense interceptors has left Ukraine vulnerable to ballistic missile attacks.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of air

Noun

Others are content simply to provoke a few smiles, before dissipating like smoke with the very next breeze.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Massages can be arranged on your private terrace, and the breeze really adds a flair to what is already a restorative experience.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of breeze

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