partial vacuum
Americannoun
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It creates a partial vacuum in the thoracic cavity into which outside air flows during exhalation.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The result is a powerful blast followed by a partial vacuum as oxygen is sucked from the air as the fuel burns.
From Seattle Times • May 28, 2022
These use air-compressors attached to the ends of tubes to create a partial vacuum that pulls cargo along.
From The Guardian • Oct. 22, 2017
So expanding his abdomen necessarily lowered the pressure inside it, creating a partial vacuum.
From Slate • Jul. 24, 2017
The foul air will be forced outside by a powerful pump until a partial vacuum is created.
From Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner by Douglass, Ellsworth
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