airlock chamber

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• Airlock — An airlock is a device which permits the passage of people and objects between a pressure vessel and its surroundings while minimizing the change of pressure in the vessel and loss of air from it. The lock consists of a small chamber with two… …   Wikipedia

• airlock — air lock n. 1. An airtight chamber, usually located between two regions of unequal pressure, in which air pressure can be regulated. 2. A bubble or pocket of air or vapor, as in a pipe, that stops the normal flow of fluid through the conducting… …   Universalium

• airlock — noun 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 …   Wiktionary

• airlock — n. airtight chamber; blockage in a pipe due to an air bubble …   English contemporary dictionary

• airlock — /ˈɛəlɒk / (say airlok) noun 1. Civil Engineering, etc. an airtight transition compartment at the entrance of a pressure chamber, as in a spacecraft or a submerged caisson. 2. Engineering an obstruction to or stoppage of a flow of liquid in a pipe …  

• Airlock —    A chamber on a spaceship used to allow the passage between two areas of differing pressure. It is most often used by astronauts traveling between a pressurized cabin and the vacuum of space. When used properly, it prevents the vacuum of space… …   The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology

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• Quest Joint Airlock — The Quest Joint Airlock, previously known as the Joint Airlock Module, is the primary airlock for the International Space Station. Quest was designed to host spacewalks with both EMU and Orlan spacesuits. The airlock was launched on STS 104 on… …   Wikipedia

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