pressurize
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That momentum is transferred to the other turbine and used to pressurize the air-intake charge, spinning at speeds above 150,000 rpm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
Methanol is also a good carrier of hydrogen, which is hard to pressurize and dangerous to transport.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2024
The gas is used to pressurize the craft’s propulsion system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2024
Helium is used to pressurize the fuel lines of Starliner’s thrusters, which are essential for maneuvering.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
There was no way for me to get out without detaching the bedroom, and no way to attach and pressurize the bedroom without being inside the rover.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
The shift suddenly pressurizes the magma chamber, driving out the gas into the sky in an explosive burst.
From Science Magazine ● May 27, 2024
Still, the main components generally consist of the following: a steam generator boils water to create steam, a group head collects and pressurizes said steam, and a portafilter contains the basket that holds the grounds.
From Salon ● May 10, 2023
The machine first filters Martian air for contaminants and then pressurizes it.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 1, 2022
When a network of rigid, vascular tissue, called xylem pressurizes, sap starts to flow.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2022
Those conditions were designed to reproduce the hot, pressurized environment found deep underground.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
Blue Origin performed developmental ground tests of its pressurized docking system earlier this year.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
In May, a pressurized tank of methyl methacrylate began to fail at the company’s facility in Garden Grove.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
This is a pressurized Cup for Mbappé, a 2018 champion and 2022 finalist who entered under a cloud of debate about his recent play.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
I grabbed the end of the Agena with both hands, but it was hard to hold on, because the end of the docking collar was tapered and slippery, and my pressurized gloves were awkward.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
In a statement cited by Russian state media, Russia's Roscosmos space agency said that while pressurizing the transfer chamber, known as PrK, a leak was recorded.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
On the other end of the arm-injury epidemic is the player lying on his back, humming along to Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” as an air-cast-like device engulfs his arm, pressurizing the forearm and elbow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2025
"The 'stomp' is this whole kilometer-thick chunk of rock dropping down, pressurizing the pocket, and then forcing material directly up," Crozier said.
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2024
He said after the piping is expected to be repaired on Thursday night, workers will begin pressurizing the system, a process that could 24 to 36 hours.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
After pressurizing and sealing up leaks as I found them, I had a nice big balloon bulging out of the trailer.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
