air lock

noun

Civil Engineering. an airtight chamber permitting passage to or from a space, as in a caisson, in which the air is kept under pressure.

the impedance in the functioning of a pump or a system of piping caused by the presence of an air bubble; vapor lock.

Origin of air lock

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby air lock

air-lift pump, airlight, airline, airline chicken breast, airliner, air lock, air log, air-logged, airmada, airmail, airman

Definition for air lock (2 of 2)

air-lock

[ air-lok ]

/ ˈɛərˌlɒk /

verb (used with object)

to place in or confine to an air lock: to air-lock divers before they descend.

Origin of air-lock

First recorded in 1855–60

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Example sentences from the Web for air lock

When he was within half a mile, an air-lock door opened in the ship's side.
Scrimshaw|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
One man went through the air-lock and got food, returning to his comrades.
The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers|Francis Rolt-Wheeler
My next shot will be through the nitrogen tank at your air-lock.
Where I Wasn't Going|Walt Richmond
The air-lock port yawned, and a slim figure darted out, straight into Hilary's outstretched arms.
Slaves of Mercury|Nat Schachner

One of the crewmen opened the air-lock portal while the other two jabbed Astro and Roger with ray guns.
On the Trail of the Space Pirates|Carey Rockwell

British Dictionary definitions for air lock

airlock

/ (ˈɛəˌlɒk) /

noun

a bubble in a pipe causing an obstruction or stoppage to the flow

an airtight chamber with regulated air pressure used to gain access to a space that has air under pressure

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	air lock
释义	air lock noun Civil Engineering. an airtight chamber permitting passage to or from a space, as in a caisson, in which the air is kept under pressure. the impedance in the functioning of a pump or a system of piping caused by the presence of an air bubble; vapor lock. Origin of air lock First recorded in 1855–60 Words nearby air lock air-lift pump, airlight, airline, airline chicken breast, airliner, air lock, air log, air-logged, airmada, airmail, airman Definition for air lock (2 of 2) air-lock [ air-lok ] / ˈɛərˌlɒk / verb (used with object) to place in or confine to an air lock: to air-lock divers before they descend. Origin of air-lock First recorded in 1855–60 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for air lock When he was within half a mile, an air-lock door opened in the ship's side. Scrimshaw\|William Fitzgerald Jenkins One man went through the air-lock and got food, returning to his comrades. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers\|Francis Rolt-Wheeler My next shot will be through the nitrogen tank at your air-lock. Where I Wasn't Going\|Walt Richmond The air-lock port yawned, and a slim figure darted out, straight into Hilary's outstretched arms. Slaves of Mercury\|Nat Schachner One of the crewmen opened the air-lock portal while the other two jabbed Astro and Roger with ray guns. On the Trail of the Space Pirates\|Carey Rockwell British Dictionary definitions for air lock airlock / (ˈɛəˌlɒk) / noun a bubble in a pipe causing an obstruction or stoppage to the flow an airtight chamber with regulated air pressure used to gain access to a space that has air under pressure Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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