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1Compressed-air engine — Compressed Com*pressed , a. 1. Pressed together; compacted; reduced in volume by pressure. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Flattened lengthwise. [1913 Webster] {Compressed air engine}, an engine operated by the elastic force of compressed air. [1913… …
2Compressed Air Foam System — A Compressed Air Foam System for hand hose, abbreviated CAFS, is a system used in firefighting to deliver fire retardant foam for the purpose of extinguishing a fire or protecting unburned areas from becoming involved in flame.DescriptionRon… …
3Compressed air foam system — A fire engine using CAFS to make foam on the ground A compressed air foam system (CAFS) is a system used in firefighting to deliver fire retardant foam for the purpose of extinguishing a fire or protecting unburned areas from becoming involved in …
4Air brake (road vehicle) — Air brakes are used in trucks, buses, trailers, and semi trailers. George Westinghouse first developed air brakes for use in railway service. A safer air brake was patented by him on March 5, 1872. Originally constructed for use on trains, and… …
5Compressed — Com*pressed , a. 1. Pressed together; compacted; reduced in volume by pressure. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Flattened lengthwise. [1913 Webster] {Compressed air engine}, an engine operated by the elastic force of compressed air. [1913 Webster] …
6Air brake — may refer to the following contexts:* Air brake (aircraft), in aeronautics, a type of flight control system used on aircraft to reduce speed* Railway air brake, a type of brake operated by compressed air and used on locomotives and railroad cars… …
7air gun — n. 1. a gun operated by means of compressed air 2. a gunlike device used for spraying paint, insecticide, etc. by means of compressed air …
8Air-independent propulsion — (AIP) is a term that encompasses technologies which allow a submarine to operate without the need to surface or use a snorkel to access atmospheric oxygen. The term usually excludes the use of nuclear power, and describes augmenting or replacing… …
9air brake — air brakes N COUNT Air brakes are brakes which are used on heavy vehicles such as buses and trains and which are operated by means of compressed air …
10air brake — air′ brake n. 1) mac a brake or system of brakes operated by compressed air 2) aer. a device for reducing the air speed of an aircraft by increasing its drag • Etymology: 1870–75, amer …
