A projecting structure on the front of a motor vehicle or aeroplane that serves to collect and channel impinging air for ventilation or cooling or to improve combustion.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Wilfred Faraday (1874–1953).
Definition of air scoop in US English:
air scoop
noun
Engineering
A projecting structure on the front of a motor vehicle or aeroplane that serves to collect and channel impinging air for ventilation or cooling or to improve combustion.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Wilfred Faraday (1874–1953).