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单词 air-chambered
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air-chamberedadj.

Brit. /ˈɛːˌtʃeɪmbəd/, U.S. /ˈɛrˌtʃeɪmbərd/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: air n.1, chambered adj.
Etymology: < air n.1 + chambered adj., after air chamber n.
Having air chambers.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > lightness > [adjective] > rising due to lightness > buoyant
buoyant1578
unimmergible1806
air-chambered1856
unsinkable1883
corky1887
unsubmersible1891
1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. v. 49 It [sc. a boat] was air-chambered and buoyant.
1881 Lancet 30 July 182/2 The Patent Edinburgh Air-Chambered Sewer Trap is an intercepter, by which Mesrs. J. Cliff and Sons seek to carry out the principle of drain ventilation.
1916 Fort Wayne (Indiana) News 18 Aug. 19/6 Fourteen foot canvas canoe, air-chambered, with paddle and seats.
2003 P. Plante Theory of Miracle ii. 28 I laid flat on my back on an air-chambered mattress.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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