pneumatic
Example Sentences
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Mercedes have been tipped as the car to chase in 2026 although Kimi Antonelli was brought to a halt on the track on Friday by a pneumatic issue.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
Murphy Road Recycling’s material recovery facility in Berlin, Conn., uses a largely unmanned system of conveyors, magnets, optical sorters and pneumatic blocks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
“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 • Jun. 9, 2025
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 • Dec. 2, 2024
Foaly hauled the door across until the suction ring took hold, sealing the portal with a pneumatic hiss.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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