air system
Americannoun
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a system of refrigeration utilizing air as a coolant.
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any group of devices operated or controlled by air under pressure or vacuum.
Example Sentences
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"It would be important to have a French air to air system, with a 200km range, because Russians have their own system with a range of 230km."
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025
Fourth, in addition to indoor safety, if you need to drive during smoky conditions, you can switch your car’s air system to recirculate.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024
Updated throughout; new chef’s kitchen, appliances, heat and air system, wood-burning stove with brick chimney.
From Washington Times • Jan. 26, 2023
A 2015 report in USA Today on lab safety unearthed documents showing that a lab at Texas A&M University repeatedly lost its negative-pressure air system in 2013.
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2021
There was an alarm strobe light on the ceiling that would be triggered if the air system failed.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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