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air pump

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air pump
n.
A pump for compressing, removing, or forcing a flow of air.
air pump
n
(Engineering / General Engineering) a device for pumping air in or out of something
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.air pumpair pump - a pump that moves air in or out of something
vacuum pump
condensation pump, diffusion pump - vacuum pump used to obtain a high vacuum
inflater, inflator - an air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire)
ion pump - a vacuum pump that removes gas by ionizing the atoms or molecules and adsorbing them on a metal surface
pump - a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
Translations
air pump n → pompa per l'aria


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