Airstream

Iconic aluminum trailer

Airstream is a brand of travel trailer with a distinctive rounded aluminum shell, manufactured continuously since the 1930s.

The streamlined silver design has become iconic in American road culture: They restored a vintage Airstream and drove it across the country.

The name derives from the aerodynamic shape that reduces wind resistance.

Lowercase, an airstream is simply a current of moving air.

trailer

RV

Mobile living quarters

silver bullet · vintage · caravan · campground · hookup · tow vehicle · renovation · glamping · restoration · Bambi

meteorology

wind

Air current outdoors

  • currentDirected flow of charge
  • breezeLight, gentle air movement
  • flowUnbroken forward movement

gust · draft · atmosphere · circulation · updraft · downdraft · turbulence · convection · thermal · wind tunnel

aviation

slipstream

Aerodynamic wake zone

  • propwashAir displaced by propeller
  • wakePath left in water
  • dragResistance through fluid

lift · fuselage · aerodynamics · wind resistance · altitude · flight · turbulence · aircraft · cockpit · airspeed

Categories
Opposites
rv/trailer type

Airstreamtent

Portable fabric shelter

pop-up camper · teardrop trailer · van conversion · fifth wheel · truck camper

mobility/permanence

Airstreampermanent home

Lasting place of residence

brick house · mansion · apartment building · log cabin · farmhouse

design aesthetic

Airstreamrustic cabin

Simple rural dwelling

log cabin · canvas tent · thatched hut · yurt · lean-to

Family

air, stream, airs, aired, airing, airy, airless, airborne, airline

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G