pneumatic : Idioms & Phrases

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Pneumatic action, ∨ Pneumatic lever

  • (Mus.), a contrivance for overcoming the resistance of the keys and other movable parts in an organ, by causing compressed air from the wind chest to move them.
Webster 1913

pneumatic caisson

  • noun large watertight chamber used for construction under water
    caisson; cofferdam.
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Pneumatic dispatch

  • a system of tubes, leading to various points, through which letters, packages, etc., are sent, by the flow and pressure of air.
Webster 1913

pneumatic drill

  • noun a power drill powered by compressed air
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Pneumatic elevator

  • a hoisting machine worked by compressed air.
Webster 1913

pneumatic hammer

  • noun a hammer driven by compressed air
    jackhammer; air hammer.
WordNet

Pneumatic pile

  • a tubular pile or cylinder of large diameter sunk by atmospheric pressure.
Webster 1913

Pneumatic pump

  • an air-exhausting or forcing pump.
Webster 1913

Pneumatic railway

  • . See Atmospheric railway, under Atmospheric.
Webster 1913

Pneumatic syringe

  • a stout tube closed at one end, and provided with a piston, for showing that the heat produced by compressing a gas will ignite substances.
Webster 1913

pneumatic tire

  • noun a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc
    pneumatic tire.
WordNet

Pneumatic trough

  • a trough, generally made of wood or sheet metal, having a perforated shelf, and used, when filled with water or mercury, for collecting gases in chemical operations.
Webster 1913

Pneumatic tube

  • . See Pneumatic dispatch, above.
Webster 1913

pneumatic tyre

  • noun a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc
    pneumatic tire.
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