air-lock

A·ïr-lock

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ah-eer lok]
- /ˈɑ ɪər lɒk/
- /eə(r) lɒk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ah-eer lok]
- /ˈɑ ɪər lɒk/

Definitions of air-lock word

verb with object air-lock to place in or confine to an air lock: to air-lock divers before they descend. 1
noun air-lock Civil Engineering. an airtight chamber permitting passage to or from a space, as in a caisson, in which the air is kept under pressure. 1
noun air-lock the impedance in the functioning of a pump or a system of piping caused by the presence of an air bubble; vapor lock. 1

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Origin of air-lock

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Air-lock

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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air-lock popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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