"airlock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: airlocks [plural]
Etymology: air + lock Etymology templates: {{compound|en|air|lock}} air + lock Head templates: {{en-noun}} airlock (plural airlocks)
  1. 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. Translations (sealed, airtight chamber): غرفة معادلة الضغط (Arabic), বায়ুকুলুপ (baẏukulup) (Bengali), 氣塞 (Chinese Mandarin), 气塞 (qìsāi) (Chinese Mandarin), luftsluse [common-gender] (Danish), druksluis [feminine] (Dutch), luchtsluis [feminine] (Dutch), aerkluzo (Esperanto), ilmalukko (Finnish), ilmasulku (Finnish), sas [masculine] (French), Luftschleuse [feminine] (German), Druckschleuse [feminine] (German), מנעל אוויר (Hebrew), aerbhac [masculine] (Irish), seomra aerdhíonach (Irish), camera stagna [feminine] (Italian), camera d'equilibrio [feminine] (Italian), エアロック (earokku) (Japanese), eclusa de ar [feminine] (Portuguese), шлюз (šljuz) (alt: атмосфе́рный OR перехо́дный) [masculine] (Russian), luftsluss [common-gender] (Swedish), loftslûs (West Frisian)
    Sense id: en-airlock-en-noun-CSfnJzNa Disambiguation of 'sealed, airtight chamber': 93 5 2
  2. (architecture, informal) A vestibule, foyer or entranceway with doors to the exterior on one end and doors to the interior on the other, functioning to keep indoor and outdoor air, humidity, and air temperatures separate. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Architecture, Rooms Translations (vestibule or foyer): tuulikaappi (Finnish), luftsluss [common-gender] (Swedish), vindfång [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-airlock-en-noun-nN9QlZ3A Disambiguation of Rooms: 16 49 36 Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'vestibule or foyer': 15 80 6
  3. Alternative form of air lock Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: air lock
    Sense id: en-airlock-en-noun-WbP0~dVX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 16 62 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 33 17 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 20 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: air lock, air-lock

Inflected forms

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