air scoop

noun

1. an air intake that projects into the airflow around a motor vehicle or aircraft in such a way as to provide a steady flow of air for combustion or ventilation.

air scoop

noun

1. a device fitted to the surface of an aircraft to provide air pressure or ventilation from the airflow

Word History and Origins

Origin of air scoop¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

The unique black coupe has been modified with a faux turbine inlet, roof-mounted air scoop and tailfins, and covered in Batman logos that strays from the original's design.

From Fox News

There’s also an air scoop on the hood.

From Fox News

The employee newsletter Air Scoop was replete with tales of the sparkler spotted on the ring finger of this bachelorette in the personnel department or the happy ending for that starry-eyed couple who found true love over model tests in the Free-Flight Tunnel.

From Literature

Butler proceeded with discretion: no big announcement in the Daily Press, no fanfare in Air Scoop.

From Literature

Air Scoop published everything from recaps of presentations by aeronautical notables to the scores from the intramural softball league and the dance schedule for the Noble Order of the Green Cow, the club for the laboratory’s fashionable white social set.

From Literature