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
Example Sentences
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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
During the mission, he tested an experimental spacesuit and a new cost-saving protocol to exit and re-enter the spacecraft without using an airlock.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 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
The moment that struck her the most was leaving the airlock for underwater space walk simulation when the instructor said, “Welcome to space.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024
Then I cycled the rover's airlock with the inner door open.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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