Airlock

Word AIRLOCK
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Definitions and meanings of "Airlock"

What do we mean by airlock?

An airtight chamber, usually located between two regions of unequal pressure, in which air pressure can be regulated. noun

A bubble or pocket of air or vapor, as in a pipe, that stops the normal flow of fluid through the conducting part. noun

A sealed, airtight chamber, such as in a manned spacecraft or submarine, used to provide access to and from the sealed area without allowing air out or water in. noun

A chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure noun

A small amount of air in a pipe that stops liquid flowing through it

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The word "airlock" in example sentences

Step Twelve: Gently peel soap mold from sides of soap until airlock is broken. ❋ Anne-Marie (2008)

O'BRIEN: The airlock, which is on the International Space Station, while the Shuttle has been busy doing its thing with Hubble, there are still astronauts living on the Space Station. ❋ Unknown (2002)

On the other side of the airlock was the open crater floor. ❋ Bova, Ben, 1932- (1997)

The airlock was a triple-door type, not so much to save air as to give him an airlock even if he lost a door somehow. ❋ Niven, Larry, 1938- (1992)

The viewports showed nothing, but on the outer door of the airlock was a small window, shielded against chance radiation. ❋ Pohl, Frederik & Williamson, Jack (1963)

Cosmonauts Kotov and Suraev are slated to conduct spacewalks in January from the Pirs airlock, which is part of the ISS's Russian segment. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"The EVA trip back into the airlock was a little eventful," Kerrick said. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The post office was the kind of airlock afforded by the double outside doors and double, heavily curtained inside doors of the old-fashioned house on Sansom Street, and all during the party Charlie kept looking at Ruth. ❋ Unknown (2010)

From thence you go through a kind of airlock between two blast doors, of which you see one in the photo above. ❋ Walter Jon Williams (2008)

We have plywood over the windows, and a plastic "airlock" across the inside of that doorway. ❋ Holly (2007)

Bob extruded the hopper's "airlock" tunnel and it came to rest on the platform. ❋ May, Julian, 1931- (1998)

The Bank where the ATM was located was a bit unusual, in that it had an "airlock" for customers to enter (only one at a time). ❋ Unknown (2010)

Helena denies the tunnel story, describing instead a simple "airlock" arrangement, through which they pass when necessary. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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