airwash

[ air-wosh, -wawsh ]

verb (used with object)

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

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of airwash¹

First recorded in 1945–50; air ¹ + wash

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg