"air knife" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: air knives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|air knives}} air knife (plural air knives)
  1. A device with a series of holes or slots through which pressurized air exits in a laminar flow pattern, typically used to blow liquid or debris from products as they travel on conveyors. Wikipedia link: air knife
    Sense id: en-air_knife-en-noun-vYiSusUI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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