airstreamn.

Brit.

/ˈɛːstriːm/, U.S.

/ˈɛrˌstrim/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: air n.¹, stream n.

Etymology: < air n.¹ + stream n., originally after German Polarströmung (1858 in the passage translated in quot. 1869). Compare German Luftstrom (late 18th cent.), Luftströmung (early 19th cent. or earlier), French courant d'air (1761 or earlier), Dutch luchtstroom (1781), Swedish luftström (1766).

A current of air; esp. (a) (Meteorology) a prevailing wind or moving air mass; (b) = airflow n.

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the world > matter > gas > air > moving air > [noun] > a movement of air > a current of air

windc1000

air-current1600

streama1722

draughta1774

air draught1786

waft1863

airstream1869

the world > matter > gas > air > moving air > [noun] > flow of air

flow1860

airflow1890

airstream1913

1869 G. Hartwig & A. H. G. Polar World xxv. 308 Soon the Polar air-streams regain their supremacy.

1883 Manufacturer & Builder Feb. 42/1 The movements of the air in the model of the building were made visible by mingling the inflowing air stream with smoke.

1913 J. C. Hunsaker tr. A. G. Eiffel Resistance of Air & Aviation 239 Stability was verified by suspending the model [aeroplane] in the air stream upon a horizontal axis.

1952 J. A. Steers et al. Lake's Physical Geogr. (ed. 3) i. ix. 130 The term continental arctic is reserved for the bitterly cold air stream which reaches us from time to time in winter.

1961 New Scientist 16 Mar. 672/1 Such a cooling mechanism [for rockets] is superior..because a liquid is simply swept away in the air-stream.

1983 Times 29 Aug. 1/6 The cause of the downpour was a cold air stream coming unusually into collision with warm sea air.

2002 M. D. Greenfield Signalers & Receivers iii. 51 From studies of several species of moths, it appears as if the initial responses to detectable pheromone concentrations in the airstream are wing-fanning..and taking flight if stationary.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	airstream
释义	airstreamn. Brit. /ˈɛːstriːm/, U.S. /ˈɛrˌstrim/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: air n.¹, stream n. Etymology: < air n.¹ + stream n., originally after German Polarströmung (1858 in the passage translated in quot. 1869). Compare German Luftstrom (late 18th cent.), Luftströmung (early 19th cent. or earlier), French courant d'air (1761 or earlier), Dutch luchtstroom (1781), Swedish luftström (1766). A current of air; esp. (a) (Meteorology) a prevailing wind or moving air mass; (b) = airflow n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > gas > air > moving air > [noun] > a movement of air > a current of air windc1000 air-current1600 streama1722 draughta1774 air draught1786 waft1863 airstream1869 the world > matter > gas > air > moving air > [noun] > flow of air flow1860 airflow1890 airstream1913 1869 G. Hartwig & A. H. G. Polar World xxv. 308 Soon the Polar air-streams regain their supremacy. 1883 Manufacturer & Builder Feb. 42/1 The movements of the air in the model of the building were made visible by mingling the inflowing air stream with smoke. 1913 J. C. Hunsaker tr. A. G. Eiffel Resistance of Air & Aviation 239 Stability was verified by suspending the model [aeroplane] in the air stream upon a horizontal axis. 1952 J. A. Steers et al. Lake's Physical Geogr. (ed. 3) i. ix. 130 The term continental arctic is reserved for the bitterly cold air stream which reaches us from time to time in winter. 1961 New Scientist 16 Mar. 672/1 Such a cooling mechanism [for rockets] is superior..because a liquid is simply swept away in the air-stream. 1983 Times 29 Aug. 1/6 The cause of the downpour was a cold air stream coming unusually into collision with warm sea air. 2002 M. D. Greenfield Signalers & Receivers iii. 51 From studies of several species of moths, it appears as if the initial responses to detectable pheromone concentrations in the airstream are wing-fanning..and taking flight if stationary. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1869
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