Meaning Of The Word Air lock
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Air lock Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Air lock?
air lock in American English
an airtight compartment, with adjustable air pressure, between places that do not have the same air pressure, as between the working compartment of a caisson and the outside noun: an airtight chamber permitting passage to or from a space, as in a caisson, in which the air is kept under pressure air-lock in American English transitive verb: to place in or confine to an air lock |
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