airlock
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airlock
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From air + lock.
noun airlocks · air lock · air-lock
- A sealed, airtight chamber, such as in a manned spacecraft or submarine, used to provide access to and from the sealed area without allowing air out or water in. At the head of the machine, we are shown the airlock through which people have to pass to work on the cutting head, as it operates under pressure to prevent leakages into the tunnel.
- A vestibule, foyer or entranceway with doors to the exterior on one end and doors to the interior on the other, functioning to keep indoor and outdoor air, humidity, and air temperatures separate.
- Alternative form of air lock
verb airlocks · airlocking · airlocked · air lock · air-lock
- To secure with an airlock.
- To dispose of through an airlock. Delighted by the unexpected two-pelt bonus, he airlocked the meat. Wookiee tasted oily and foul.
- To firewall, to maintain an ethical wall. […]cosmetics manufacturing enterprises do not want to have wholesalers standing in the middle to mark up prices of their products, and this has in fact affected the competitiveness of the manufacturers and airlocked the manufacturers from consumer dynamics.
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noun sealed, airtight chamber
| Español | esclusa de aire, esclusa aérea |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 에어록 eeorok |
| 日本語 | エアロック earokku |
| 中文 | 氣塞 /气塞 qìsāi, 氣閘艙 /气闸舱 qì zhá cāng |
| Português | eclusa de ar |
| Français | sas |
| Deutsch | Luftschleuse, Druckschleuse |
| Italiano | camera stagna, camera d'equilibrio |
| Русский | шлюз šljuz |
| العربية | غُرْفَةُ مُعَادَلَةِ الضَّغْط ḡurfatu muʕādalati ḍ-ḍaḡṭ |
| עברית | מנעל אוויר |
Talk about this word "airlock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/airlock. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. airlock. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/airlock "airlock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/airlock.
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@misc{airlock_2026,
title = {airlock},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/airlock},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
