airlock
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈɛrˌlɑk/
- Specialized
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esclusa de aire
- Before stepping outside, the astronaut had to pass through the airlock to ensure the pressure was safe.
- airlock door
- open the airlock
- enter the airlock
So, and we had to come up with a way to bring the entire capsule down to vacuum because we don't have the luxury of an airlock like they have in the space station.
- So, and we had to come up with a way to bring the entire capsule down to vacuum because we don't have the luxury of an airlock like they have in the space station.
- I actually he was singing through an airlock door.
- Maybe some of you are already using airlock systems and then salt.
Examples
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Why are you in the airlock?
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We have the airlock right here, equipment room opposite that.
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I just need to get away from this airlock right now.
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And then you go back through the radiation airlock to your own clothes.
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I need a medical team standing by the airlock.
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Please get to an airlock or life pod immediately.
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Allow me to introduce you to the airlock chamber.
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Something must have failed with the airlock, and they depressurized.
Fiction book (1996) -
You can't go outside, or even open the airlock.
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The first to go entered the airlock, cycled through, and climbed the ladder.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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5.6
A chamber that lets people move between places with different air pressure while preventing air mixing
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Etymology
Airlock comes from the simple parts air and lock, so it is a 'lock' for air. That's why an airlock is a sealed chamber that controls air and pressure when people move between places with different air, like a spacecraft and the outside.