high-pressure
/ˈhɑɪˈpreʃ·ər/ adj (FORCE)Definition
› having or using a lot of force: high-pressure hoses › earth science High-pressure also means having a high barometric pressure (= amount of force on the earth's surface caused by the weight of the air).
(Definition of high-pressure adj (FORCE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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