"compressed air" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} compressed air (uncountable)
  1. Air which has been reduced in volume and increased in pressure for use in industrial processes or for cleaning. Wikipedia link: compressed air Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Air Synonyms: pressurized air, pressurised air Derived forms: compressed-air bath Related terms: air compressor Translations (air increased in pressure): هَوَاء مَضْغُوط (hawāʔ maḍḡūṭ) [masculine] (Arabic), aire comprimit [masculine] (Catalan), 壓縮空氣 (Chinese Mandarin), 压缩空气 (yāsuō kōngqì) (Chinese Mandarin), perslucht [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), paineilma (Finnish), air comprimé [masculine] (French), aire comprimido [masculine] (Galician), Druckluft [feminine] (German), Pressluft [feminine] (German), sűrített levegő (Hungarian), þrýstiloft [neuter] (Icelandic), aria compressa [feminine] (Italian), 圧縮空気 (asshuku kūki) (alt: あっしゅくくうき) (Japanese), 圧搾空気 (assaku kūki) (alt: あっさくくうき) (Japanese), sprężone powietrze (Polish), ar comprimido [masculine] (Portuguese), aer comprimat [neuter] (Romanian), сжа́тый во́здух (sžátyj vózdux) [masculine] (Russian), komprimovani zrak [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), komprimovani vazduh [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), komprimirani zrak [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), komprimirani vazduh [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), stlačeni zrak [Croatia, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), aire comprimido [masculine] (Spanish), tryckluft [common-gender] (Swedish), basınçlı hava (Turkish), tazyikli hava (Turkish)

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