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AIR COMPRESSOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does air compressor mean?
• AIR COMPRESSOR (noun)
The noun AIR COMPRESSOR has 1 sense:
1. a compressor that takes in air at atmospheric pressure and delivers it at a higher pressure
Familiarity information: AIR COMPRESSOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A compressor that takes in air at atmospheric pressure and delivers it at a higher pressure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("air compressor" is a kind of...):
compressor (a mechanical device that compresses gasses)
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