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    compressed air

    US /kəmˈprɛst er/

    ・

    UK /kəmˈprest eə(r)/

    A2
    n. (u.)Uncountable NounAir that has been forced into a smaller space, increasing its pressure.
    The mechanic used compressed air to inflate the tire.
    n. (u.)Uncountable NounAir that has been forced into a smaller space, increasing its pressure, and used as a power source.
    Many tools in the workshop are powered by compressed air.

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    How to Survive a Building Explosion

    06:05How to Survive a Building Explosion
    • The explosion sends out a blast wave made of highly compressed air particles, moving faster than the speed of sound.

      The explosion sends out a blast wave made of highly compressed air particles, moving faster than the speed of sound.

    • The explosion sends out a blast wave made of highly compressed air particles moving faster than the speed of sound.

      The explosion sends out a blast wave made of highly compressed air particles moving faster than the speed of sound.

    B1

    How Airplanes Are Made

    05:14How Airplanes Are Made
    • landing configurations, and even use scale-model engines powered by compressed air to understand the wing-engine interaction.

      landing configurations, and even use scale-model engines powered by compressed air to understand the wing-engine interaction.

    • and even use scale model engines powered by compressed air

      and even use scale model engines powered by compressed air

    B2

    Submarine Nuclear Power | Engineering behind it Nuclear Reactor How it Works

    14:07Submarine Nuclear Power | Engineering behind it Nuclear Reactor How it Works
    • Step number 3: high pressure and compressed air is pumped into the tubes and this is used to eject the Tomahawk missiles.

      Step number 3: high pressure and compressed air is pumped into the tubes and this is used to eject the Tomahawk missiles.

    • High pressure and compressed air is pumped into the tubes and this is used to eject the Tomahawk missiles.

      High pressure and compressed air is pumped into the tubes and this is used to eject the Tomahawk missiles.

    B2

    What if We Nuke a City?

    08:56What if We Nuke a City?
    • The heat and radiation of the fireball create a bubble of superheated and super-compressed air around it that's now expanding explosively.

      The heat and radiation of the fireball create a bubble of superheated and super-compressed air around it that's now expanding explosively.

    • The heat and radiation of the fireball create a bubble of superheated and super-compressed air around it

      The heat and radiation of the fireball create a bubble of superheated and super-compressed air around it

    B1

    Top 10 AMAZING New Green Technologies in the Works

    10:03Top 10 AMAZING New Green Technologies in the Works
    • Furthermore, the Hyperloop would be completely self-sustaining by placing solar panels on the top of the tube and storing energy via compressed air.

      Furthermore, the Hyperloop would be completely self-sustaining by placing solar panels on the top of the tube and storing energy via compressed air.

    • the top of the tube and storing energy via compressed air. It wouldn’t disrupt the

      the top of the tube and storing energy via compressed air. It wouldn’t disrupt the

    B2

    How Coca-Cola Is Made In Factory

    09:16How Coca-Cola Is Made In Factory
    • Then the caps come flying down a chute propelled by compressed air and are twisted onto the bottles.

      Then the caps come flying down a chute propelled by compressed air and are twisted onto the bottles.

    • Then, the caps come flying down a chute, propelled by compressed air, and are twisted onto the bottles.

      Then, the caps come flying down a chute, propelled by compressed air, and are twisted onto the bottles.

    B2

    I helped break a 142-year-old bell, and that's okay.

    32:05I helped break a 142-year-old bell, and that's okay.
    • Chemically bonded sand and compressed air hoses are obviously modern inventions.

      Chemically bonded sand and compressed air hoses are obviously modern inventions.

    • Chemically bonded sand and compressed air hoses are obviously modern inventions.

      Chemically bonded sand and compressed air hoses are obviously modern inventions.

    B1

    How iPhones Are Professionally Cleaned | Deep Cleaned

    05:18How iPhones Are Professionally Cleaned | Deep Cleaned
    • But once it's loose, I would use compressed air like a gun.

      But once it's loose, I would use compressed air like a gun.

    • But once it's loose, I would use compressed air like a gun.

      But once it's loose, I would use compressed air like a gun.

    B1

    The Future of the Internal Combustion Engine - /Inside Koenigsegg

    10:06The Future of the Internal Combustion Engine - /Inside Koenigsegg
    • That compressed air can also be used for boosting the engine while using fuel to have a really big, quick spooling turbo, which consumes no energy.

      That compressed air can also be used for boosting the engine while using fuel to have a really big, quick spooling turbo, which consumes no energy.

    • That compressed air can also be used for boosting the

      That compressed air can also be used for boosting the

    B1

    Naked Science - Angry Skies

    50:06Naked Science - Angry Skies
    • If Godzilla owned a BB gun, it would look like this. A thirty gallon tank of compressed air that can fire anything from bricks to steel posts at up to one hundred miles an hour. GVs air cannon + walls

      If Godzilla owned a BB gun, it would look like this. A thirty gallon tank of compressed air that can fire anything from bricks to steel posts at up to one hundred miles an hour. GVs air cannon + walls

    • If Godzilla owned a BB gun, it would look like this a 30-gallon tank of compressed air that can fire anything from bricks to steel posts at up to 100 miles an hour.

      If Godzilla owned a BB gun, it would look like this a 30-gallon tank of compressed air that can fire anything from bricks to steel posts at up to 100 miles an hour.

    B2