pressure cooker
noun
a reinforced pot, usually of steel or aluminum, in which soups, meats, vegetables, etc., may be cooked quickly in heat above boiling point by steam maintained under pressure.
pressure cookers
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pluralof pressure cooker.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The trend is the product of a variety of forces that turn the NFL’s worst teams into pressure cookers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
The pyrolysis plants - often in rural backwaters - are akin to homemade pressure cookers and produce dangerous gasses and chemicals.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2025
Best Buy, which is based in Richfield, Minnesota, will not provide refunds or replacements for pressure cookers returned in stores, according to a notice on the company’s website.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
As a physical quantity pressure is encountered in various fields: atmospheric pressure in meteorology, blood pressure in medicine, or even in everyday life with pressure cookers and vacuum-sealed foods.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2023
Moreover, pressure cookers are especially valuable for high altitude cooking, where water boils at a temperature lower than at sea level.
From School and Home Cooking by Carlotta Cherryholmes Greer
