airlock

English

Alternative forms

• air lock
• air-lock

Etymology

air +‎ lock

Noun

airlock (plural airlocks)

1. 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.
2. Alternative form of air lock

Translations

used to provide access to and from the sealed area

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 氣塞／气塞 (zh), 气塞 (zh) (qìsāi)

• Danish: luftsluse c
• Dutch: druksluis f, luchtsluis (nl) f
• Esperanto: aerkluzo
• Finnish: ilmalukko, ilmasulku
• French: sas (fr) m
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• German: Luftschleuse f, Druckschleuse f
• Irish: aerbhac m
• Italian: camera stagna f
• Japanese: エアロック (earokku)
• Portuguese: eclusa de ar f
• Russian: (атмосфе́рный OR перехо́дный) шлюз (ru) m (šljuz)
• Swedish: luftsluss c