airlocknoun [ C ]
uk/ˈeə.lɒk/us/ˈer.lɑːk/airlock noun [ C ] (ROOM)
a room between two areas that have different air pressure, allowing you to go from one area to the other:
Airlocks are commonly found on submarines and manned spacecraft.
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Parts of ships & boats
- abaft
- boathook
- boiler room
- capstan
- diving bell
- echo sounder
- engine room
- gangplank
- gunnel
- helm
- hull
- jib
- lanyard
- lifebelt
- mast
- oar
- porthole
- rib
- sail
- tiller
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Space travel
airlock noun [ C ] (BUBBLE)
a bubble in a pipe that prevents liquid from flowing along it
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Building: plumbing & pipes & sewage
- ballcock
- bleed
- cesspit
- cistern
- conduit
- culvert
- flush
- leakage
- mixer tap
- overflow
- pipeline
- piping
- plughole
- plumb
- siphon
- standpipe
- stopcock
- tubing
- U-bend
- washer
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