airwash

[ air-wosh, -wawsh ]
/ ˈɛərˌwɒʃ, -ˌwɔʃ /

verb (used with object)

to cool (a roof or the like) with a current of air.

noun

a current of air for cooling a roof or the like.

Origin of airwash

First recorded in 1945–50; air1 + wash

Words nearby airwash

airstrip, airt, airtight, airtime, airtsy-mairtsy, airwash, airwaves, airway, airwoman, airworthy, airy

Example sentences from the Web for airwash

  • Why, he gave me a name for that 'airwash without having to think twice over it!

    The Tinted Venus |F. Anstey