airlock
Britishnoun
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a bubble in a pipe causing an obstruction or stoppage to the flow
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an airtight chamber with regulated air pressure used to gain access to a space that has air under pressure
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The weekend-to-work transition became less painful, too: Mondays were like an airlock between my weekend downtime and my workweek of meetings and calls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
It is understood Connolly was a passenger in a white taxi which left HMP Peterborough via the vehicle airlock, a set of two gates exiting the prison, shortly after 10:00 BST.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025
Due to the lack of an airlock on the Crew Dragon, the 13-foot-wide capsule will be depressurized and exposed to space during the walk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2024
A 3-liter glass jar with an airlock lid and ceramic weights will allow you to ferment small quantities of vegetables.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
Hermes was still in vacuo, so we didn't have to cycle the airlock.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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