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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Air under greater than atmospheric pressure, especially when used to power a mechanical device or to provide a portable supply of oxygen.
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- noun Air which has been
reduced involume andincreased inpressure ; it is used topower machinery etc
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- noun air at a pressure greater than that of the atmosphere
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