air blast
Sudden wind release
An air blast is a powerful rush of compressed air, whether from an explosion, industrial equipment, or natural phenomenon.
The term appears in mining and demolition contexts, where air blasts accompany detonations: The air blast from the quarry shattered windows half a mile away.
Also used for jets of air in cleaning or cooling applications.
- gustBrief wind surge
- explosionViolent burst of energy
- shock wavePropagating pressure disturbance
- shockwavePropagating pressure disturbance
- sonic boomShockwave's audible crack
wind · burst · pressure · high pressure · jet · compressor · furnace · fan · leaf blower · blow dryer · whoosh · wind tunnel · force · pneumatic · turbine · rush · detonation · surge
- Air Jetsnozzle, airflow, thrust, jet engine, stream
- blastingdetonation, explosives, dynamite, TNT, detonator
- shock wavesshock wave, shock waves, pressure wave, sonic boom, Mach number
- smeltingsmelting, smelter, furnace, ore, slag
- coolingrefrigeration, heat sink, evaporator, heat sinks, radiator
- Freezingfreezing, flash freezing, deep freezing, quick freeze, snap freezing
air blastvacuum
Absence of matter
suction · implosion · negative pressure · air intake · inhalation
air blastdead calm
Complete absence of wind
windlessness · stagnant air · lull · doldrums
air, blast, airs, airy, airily, airiness, aerate, aerial, blasts