air machinen.

Brit.

/ˈɛː məˌʃiːn/, U.S.

/ˈɛr məˌʃin/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: air n.¹, machine n.

Etymology: < air n.¹ + machine n. In quot. 1720 at sense 1 after post-classical Latin machina pneumatica (1720 in the passage translated).

1. A machine for supplying air or compressed air, esp. one used for ventilating enclosed spaces, as in a mine, ship, etc.In quot. 1720: a device for pumping air into and out of an enclosed space.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > mining equipment > [noun] > ventilation equipment

air machine1720

fire pan1730

ventilator1743

airshaft1753

air-box1777

screen1854

screen cloth1868

1720 J. Keill tr. W. J. 's Gravesande Math. Elem. Physicks ii. xvii. 170 The Cochlea whereby this is join'd with the brazen Orb of the Air-Machine [L. Machinæ Pneumaticæ], touches this Orb, and communicates a tremulous Motion to it.

1797 J. Fitzpatrick Suggestions on Slave Trade 60 The air-machines have the effect (being worked by men) of forcing currents of air through the entire ship.

1844 F. W. Simms Pract. Tunnelling i. 13 The headings thus circumstanced were ventilated by an air machine, or what the workmen commonly call a Blow-George, fixed at the top of the shafts.

1855 J. R. Leifchild Cornwall: Mines & Miners 282 The underground boys work the air-machines.

1867 Times 12 Nov. 6/4 Here..is the advantage of machine ventilation, because, although occasionally air machines get out of order, yet when explosions take place there is no necessity for stopping them.

1920 A. G. Suttill U.S. Patent 1,360,815 30 Nov. 1/2 The outer end of the shank 11 is swaged or upset by being hammered down by hand, air machine, or drop hammer until a leak-proof joint is formed.

2004 N.Y. Times Mag. 21 Mar. 21 She had sleep apnea and was supposed to use an air machine to help her breathe through the night.

2. A machine capable of flying, as a hot-air balloon, airship, aeroplane, etc. Now chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > [noun] > an aircraft

air machine1783

aerostat1784

air vessel1824

aircraft1845

aerobat1879

flyer1880

clipper1887

machine1896

avion1898

aerocar1910

1783 Morning Herald 17 Sept. 3/1 In a few days I shall have finished an air-machine, which will ascend, descend, or describe at pleasure a horizontal line.

1849 tr. Dämonische Reisen in Alle Welt in Southern Lit. Messenger 15 633/2 These useful air-machines..enable us to travel with so much more comfort and speed.

1881 W. D. Hay 300 Years Hence xii. 326 Tenders on the opposite side of the great air-machine begin to load.

1910 Times 23 Aug. 7/5 People look for the coming of the day when air machines are to become a practical means of regular locomotion.

1931–2 Elem. School Jrnl. 32 281 (table) Air machines—balloon, dirigibles, aeroplanes, etc.

1998 G. Westfahl Mech. of Wonder 208 Verne's..air machine in ‘Robur the Conqueror’ is, as every twelve-year-old now knows, aerodynamically impossible.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	air machine
释义	air machinen. Brit. /ˈɛː məˌʃiːn/, U.S. /ˈɛr məˌʃin/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: air n.¹, machine n. Etymology: < air n.¹ + machine n. In quot. 1720 at sense 1 after post-classical Latin machina pneumatica (1720 in the passage translated). 1. A machine for supplying air or compressed air, esp. one used for ventilating enclosed spaces, as in a mine, ship, etc.In quot. 1720: a device for pumping air into and out of an enclosed space. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > mining equipment > [noun] > ventilation equipment air machine1720 fire pan1730 ventilator1743 airshaft1753 air-box1777 screen1854 screen cloth1868 1720 J. Keill tr. W. J. 's Gravesande Math. Elem. Physicks ii. xvii. 170 The Cochlea whereby this is join'd with the brazen Orb of the Air-Machine [L. Machinæ Pneumaticæ], touches this Orb, and communicates a tremulous Motion to it. 1797 J. Fitzpatrick Suggestions on Slave Trade 60 The air-machines have the effect (being worked by men) of forcing currents of air through the entire ship. 1844 F. W. Simms Pract. Tunnelling i. 13 The headings thus circumstanced were ventilated by an air machine, or what the workmen commonly call a Blow-George, fixed at the top of the shafts. 1855 J. R. Leifchild Cornwall: Mines & Miners 282 The underground boys work the air-machines. 1867 Times 12 Nov. 6/4 Here..is the advantage of machine ventilation, because, although occasionally air machines get out of order, yet when explosions take place there is no necessity for stopping them. 1920 A. G. Suttill U.S. Patent 1,360,815 30 Nov. 1/2 The outer end of the shank 11 is swaged or upset by being hammered down by hand, air machine, or drop hammer until a leak-proof joint is formed. 2004 N.Y. Times Mag. 21 Mar. 21 She had sleep apnea and was supposed to use an air machine to help her breathe through the night. 2. A machine capable of flying, as a hot-air balloon, airship, aeroplane, etc. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > [noun] > an aircraft air machine1783 aerostat1784 air vessel1824 aircraft1845 aerobat1879 flyer1880 clipper1887 machine1896 avion1898 aerocar1910 1783 Morning Herald 17 Sept. 3/1 In a few days I shall have finished an air-machine, which will ascend, descend, or describe at pleasure a horizontal line. 1849 tr. Dämonische Reisen in Alle Welt in Southern Lit. Messenger 15 633/2 These useful air-machines..enable us to travel with so much more comfort and speed. 1881 W. D. Hay 300 Years Hence xii. 326 Tenders on the opposite side of the great air-machine begin to load. 1910 Times 23 Aug. 7/5 People look for the coming of the day when air machines are to become a practical means of regular locomotion. 1931–2 Elem. School Jrnl. 32 281 (table) Air machines—balloon, dirigibles, aeroplanes, etc. 1998 G. Westfahl Mech. of Wonder 208 Verne's..air machine in ‘Robur the Conqueror’ is, as every twelve-year-old now knows, aerodynamically impossible. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1720
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