单词 | air-chambered |
释义 | air-chamberedadj. Having air chambers. ΘΚΠ 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). < adj.1856 |
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