Airflow
the air flowing past or through a moving body, as an airplane or automobile.
Contemporary Examples
Bummer, man: after seven “joint-years,” the airflow increase goes into reverse.
Is Pot Good for Lungs? New Marijuana Study Adds to Health-Effects Debate Anneli Rufus January 13, 2012
noun
the flow of air in a wind tunnel or past a moving aircraft, car, train, etc; airstream
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