| 单词 | air receiver |
| 释义 | > as lemmasair receiver air receiver n. a container for holding air, esp. compressed air; cf. air reservoir n. and receiver n.1 4b, 4c. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > vessels for other specific purposes > [noun] > for storage of compressed air air receiver1784 1784 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 74 340 When it had ceased to give nitrous air, the neck of the retort became hot... The air receiver was taken away, and a common receiver was luted on. 1800 Minutes Meetings Iron Masters York & Derby 17 Much will depend upon the manner in which this air is thrown into the furnace. Some do this by means of small air receivers working alternately into an air chest. 1850 Sci. Amer. 21 Sept. 268/4 Mr. Paine..has discovered a process of catalyzing the oxygen of the atmosphere..without the cost of machinery or any other apparatus than an air receiver, capable of holding common air. 1919 L. H. Morrison Oil Engines xii. 206 The typical air receiver or bottle is made of steel with all joints welded. 2000 G. F. Douglas-Sherwood Gloss. Lighthouse Service Terminol. (Assoc.Lighthouse Keepers) Air receiver, a steel tank used to store compressed air for the operation of a fog signal. < as lemmas |
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