How to Use air dam in a Sentence

air dam

noun

• The nose of this car lacks the menace and snarling black mouth of the S, and its front air dam is less aggressive.
  — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2018
• Composites are used for the upper control arms and air dam.
  — Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2018
• Composites are used in the construction of front upper control arms and the air dam structure.
  — Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 19 Jan. 2018
• The exhaust pipe is a little bigger in diameter, and the wing mirror surrounds are glossy black, as are the air dam, spoiler, and the 18-inch wheels.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 20 Nov. 2020
• The suspension lift raises the truck 1.0-inch, and the package also includes the removal of the front air dam and the addition of skid plates for the front and middle of the underbody.
  — Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 14 July 2021
• Trail Editions are also raised up—1.1 inches in the front and a half-inch out back—and along with the removal of the front air dam allows for a 2.0-degree increase at approach.
  — Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 2 June 2021
• The Appalachian Mountains often trap the dense, icy air layer, known as a cold air dam, while Atlantic winds usher in a milder air mass that glides up and over the top.
  — Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2020
• Tucked beneath the front bumper, the air dam lowers in less than two seconds when speed exceeds 35 mph and the temperature is above 38 degrees.
  — David Beard, Car and Driver, 15 Mar. 2018
• Even the optional air dam and tire carrier aren't unique to Futura.
  — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 2 Feb. 2022
• In addition to causing trouble for middle-aged folks trying to get out, the McLaren also rides low enough to catch the air dam on speed bumps and/or changes in road surface.
  — Scott Sturgis, Philly.com, 31 May 2018
• The highest impact ice event of that winter unfolded Feb. 10-11, with a massive cold air dam that stretched east of the Appalachians from Maine to Georgia.
  — Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2020
• Included are a lower front air dam (with fog lamps), 17-inch titanium-gray five-spoke alloy wheels, and a high-wattage paint job.
  — Arthur St. Antoine, Car and Driver, 18 May 2020
• Active grille shutters, the optional air suspension and air dam help the Ram achieve a 0.357 coefficient of drag (Cd).
  — Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2018
• Helping here are attention to cab and tailgate details as well as hardware such as active grille shutters and a retractable front air dam.
  — Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 26 June 2020
• Combined with removing the front air dam, the extra lift increases the approach angle by 5 degrees to 34 degrees.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 17 May 2022
• Several features — an active front air dam that deploys at 35 m.p.h.
  — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 15 Jan. 2018
• The high pressure in Canada also could set up cold air damming east of the Appalachians — when the cold air gets trapped in our region by the mountains — since air moves from regions of higher pressure to lower pressure.
  — Wes Junker, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2017
• When the truck approaches 35 mph, the air dam automatically lowers 2.5 inches (except if the truck has air suspension or is a Rebel model).
  — Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 19 Jan. 2018
• Its imposing stance means business, and, combined with a 5.0-inch shorter front air dam, allows the truck to approach taller obstacles and steeper inclines without scuffing its nose.
  — Mike Sutton, Car and Driver, 21 Jan. 2020
• Active grille shutters and front air dam improve aerodynamics and fuel economy as well.
  — Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, 2 July 2018
• Standard active grille shutters will boost fuel efficiency, and an active front air dam will lower at 40 mph, retracting partially at lower speeds and completely for off-roading.
  — cleveland, 4 July 2020
• Meteorologists recognize different types of cold air dams.
  — Jeff Halverson, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2018

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024