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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

  1. 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.
  2. noun An unwanted bubble of trapped air that blocks the flow of liquid in a pipe.

lock — full definition

  1. noun A device that fastens something shut, opened only with a key, code, or similar means.
  2. verb To fasten something with a lock, or to become fixed in place.
  3. noun A section of a canal enclosed by gates, used to raise or lower boats between different water levels.
  4. noun A strand or tuft of hair.

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