air system
Americannoun
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a system of refrigeration utilizing air as a coolant.
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any group of devices operated or controlled by air under pressure or vacuum.
Example Sentences
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According to a report into the incident over Lincolnshire, the aircraft departed "with the engine bleed air system off" because the switches had been "incorrectly left off following maintenance activity" the night before.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024
Fourth, in addition to indoor safety, if you need to drive during smoky conditions, you can switch your car’s air system to recirculate.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024
Updated throughout; new chef’s kitchen, appliances, heat and air system, wood-burning stove with brick chimney.
From Washington Times • Jan. 26, 2023
A 2015 report in USA Today on lab safety unearthed documents showing that a lab at Texas A&M University repeatedly lost its negative-pressure air system in 2013.
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2021
There was an alarm strobe light on the ceiling that would be triggered if the air system failed.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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