airlock
noun [C] (ROOM) /ˈeə.lɒk/
/ˈer.lɑːk/ Definition
› a room between two areas that have different air pressure, allowing you to go from one area to the other: Airlocks are commonly found on submarines and manned spacecraft.Parts of ships and boatsSpace travel
(Definition of airlock noun (ROOM) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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