compressed air en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(uncountable) Air which has been reduced in volume and increased in pressure for use in industrial processes or for cleaning.
Compressed air is used for the operation of certain contactors, the sanders, the horn, and the re-fuelling equipment, but vacuum brakes are fitted to the locomotive.
1951 January, “Diesel-Electric Branch-Line Locomotive for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 71:
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pressurised air · pressurized air
Translations (29)
sh komprimovani vazduh (air increased in pressure) · sh stlačeni zrak (air increased in pressure) · pt ar comprimido (air increased in pressure) · is þrýstiloft (air increased in pressure) · pl sprężone powietrze (air increased in pressure) · de Pressluft (air increased in pressure) · nl perslucht (air increased in pressure) · hu sűrített levegő (air increased in pressure) · es aire comprimido (air increased in pressure) · ru сжа́тый во́здух (air increased in pressure) · sh komprimirani zrak (air increased in pressure) · sh komprimirani vazduh (air increased in pressure) · ja 圧縮空気 (air increased in pressure) · tl hangin (air increased in pressure) · ja 圧搾空気 (air increased in pressure) · tr tazyikli hava (air increased in pressure) · de Druckluft (air increased in pressure) · ar هَوَاء مَضْغُوط (air increased in pressure) · sv tryckluft (air increased in pressure) · tr basınçlı hava (air increased in pressure) · ro aer comprimat (air increased in pressure) · fi paineilma (air increased in pressure) · fr air comprimé (air increased in pressure) · ca aire comprimit (air increased in pressure) · sh komprimovani zrak (air increased in pressure) · gl aire comprimido (air increased in pressure) · it aria compressa (air increased in pressure) · el πεπιεσμένο αέριο (air increased in pressure) · cmn 壓縮空氣 /压缩空气 (air increased in pressure)