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单词 airshed
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Definition of airshed in English:

airshed

noun ˈɛːʃɛd
  • A mountain ridge or other topographical feature which divides an airflow into distinct parts. Hence: a region in which the atmosphere behaves in a coherent way with respect to the dispersion of pollutants; the air supply of a given geographical or administrative region.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in Geografiska Annaler. From air + shed, perhaps after German Luftscheide (although this is apparently first attested slightly later: 1926 or earlier), itself after Wasserscheide.

Definition of airshed in US English:

airshed

nounˈɛːʃɛd
  • A mountain ridge or other topographical feature which divides an airflow into distinct parts. Hence: a region in which the atmosphere behaves in a coherent way with respect to the dispersion of pollutants; the air supply of a given geographical or administrative region.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in Geografiska Annaler. From air + shed, perhaps after German Luftscheide (although this is apparently first attested slightly later: 1926 or earlier), itself after Wasserscheide.

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