sas — meaning in English
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English meaning
- airlock noun A sealed chamber with two doors that lets people or objects pass between areas of different air pressure, such as on a spacecraft or submarine, without letting the pressure equalize suddenly.
- lock noun A device that fastens something shut, opened only with a key, code, or similar means.
Senses
sas is used for these senses in English:
- airlock A sealed, airtight chamber, such as in a manned spacecraft or submarine, used to provide access to and from the sealed area without allowing air out or water in.
- lock A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.
- lock A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.
airlock — full definition
- noun A sealed chamber with two doors that lets people or objects pass between areas of different air pressure, such as on a spacecraft or submarine, without letting the pressure equalize suddenly.
- noun An unwanted bubble of trapped air that blocks the flow of liquid in a pipe.
lock — full definition
- noun A device that fastens something shut, opened only with a key, code, or similar means.
- verb To fasten something with a lock, or to become fixed in place.
- noun A section of a canal enclosed by gates, used to raise or lower boats between different water levels.
- noun A strand or tuft of hair.