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airlock
/ ˈɛəˌ±ôÉ’°ì /
noun
- a bubble in a pipe causing an obstruction or stoppage to the flow
- an airtight chamber with regulated air pressure used to gain access to a space that has air under pressure
Example Sentences
During the mission, he tested an experimental spacesuit and a new cost-saving protocol to exit and re-enter the spacecraft without using an airlock.
As the lorry drove towards the airlock - a secure area between the inner and outer gates of the prison - Khalife heard one of the kitchen staff asking: “Where is that young boy?â€
As Dragon doesn't have an airlock, the crew were exposed to the vacuum of space during the spacewalk.
In recent decades astronauts used an airlock that separates most of a craft from the space vacuum outside - but this SpaceX Dragon capsule was in effect entirely exposed to space outside.
Due to the lack of an airlock on the Crew Dragon, the 13-foot-wide capsule will be depressurized and exposed to space during the walk.
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