Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In iron-works, the blast produced by a fan, in contradistinction to that produced by a blowing-engine.
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Examples
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With a high whine the machine shot down the road, its fan-blast making its rider's plaited hairdo point horizontally backward.
Science Fiction Hall of Fame Various, 1973
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In this case fan-blast air is used for cooling, and this is cheaper and more satisfactory because a great volume may be used.
The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel 1916
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