pneumatic
Example Sentences
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The DOT, as it is called, is almost comically outdated: It includes “pneumatic tube operator” but not web designer.
From Salon
It also used highly efficient modern engines from General Electric and Rolls Royce, and it replaced many mechanical and pneumatic systems with lighter electrical ones.
From BBC
“If they lose, it gets crushed by this massive new pneumatic press, then ground up and put into the bottom of the totem for next year,” McCabe said, a smile on his face.
From Los Angeles Times
It wasn’t easy: The half-ton compressor needed to drive the team’s large pneumatic drill was too heavy for their helicopter.
From Science Magazine
They began carefully removing dirt using a vacuum and pneumatic knives, Scott said.
From Los Angeles Times
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