wind machines

Artificial breeze makers

Wind machines are large fans used in film and theater to simulate wind effects, or in agriculture to circulate air and protect crops from frost.

The term also applies to devices that generate electrical power from wind—though these are more commonly called wind turbines.

They brought in wind machines to make the actress's hair billow dramatically.

Related
  • blowersAir-moving devices or people
  • bladesSharp flat cutting parts
  • turbineBlade-driven energy converter
  • theatresVenues for staged performances
  • fanAdmirer or air mover

airflow · air circulation · air · nacelles · aerodynamics · ventilation · stage effects · turn · rotors · propeller · shafts · practical effects · frost protection · rotation · Hollywood · cooling towers · gearboxes · actuators

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Opposites
artificial vs. natural air movement

wind machinesweather

Atmospheric state outdoors

sea breeze · trade winds · gusts · gale · monsoon

wind generation vs. wind capture

wind machineswind turbines

Machines converting air movement to electricity

windmills · wind generators · wind farms · sailboats · sails

active cooling/circulation vs. passive or no air movement

wind machinesstill air

Air not moving

stagnant air · calm · dead air · airlessness · stuffiness

Family

wind, windy, winding, unwind, machinery, winds, winded, machines, unwinding

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G