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The Hidden Engineering of Gas Stations
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Kanta Mori posted on 2025/06/18Ever wondered about the magic behind gas stations? This video dives into the fascinating history and engineering, from the early Model T days to the clever Venturi Effect in fuel pumps! You'll pick up tons of practical vocabulary and learn about the hidden tech that keeps us moving.
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incredible
US /ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl/
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UK /ɪnˈkredəbl/
- Adjective
- Very good; amazing
- Really good; amazing; great
A2TOEIC
More negative
US /ˈnɛɡətɪv/
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UK /'neɡətɪv/
- Noun
- The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- In grammar, containing words such as 'no' or 'not'
- Adjective
- Being harmful, unwanted or unhelpful
- In mathematics, being less than zero
A2
More squeeze
US /skwiz/
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UK /skwi:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- Act of putting pressure on, as to get liquid out
- Transitive Verb
- To force or threaten someone to give you something
- To strongly compress something to get liquid out
C1
More pressure
US /ˈprɛʃɚ/
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UK /'preʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- Force, weight when pressing against a thing
- Transitive Verb
- To apply force to something
- To persuade or force someone to do something
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