pressurized

[ presh-uh-rahyzd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

brought to and maintained at an atmospheric pressure higher than that of the surroundings:
cooking with pressurized steam.
maintained at an air pressure comfortable for breathing:
a pressurized cabin and cockpit; a pressurized suit for diving.
Informal. subject or subjected to undue pressure or harassment:
the pressurized milieu of big business.

First recorded in 1935–40; pressurize + -ed ²

It runs on combustible poison—ammonia and pressurized hydrogen.

But he got a surprise; in the first place the thing didn't work, so he said the whole tunnel was probably pressurized.

There were ten passengers in the little pressurized cabin of the electric bus that shuttled between the rocket field and Marsport.

Meanwhile, Charles had covertly examined Lee's booty: a pressurized syringe labeled morphine sulfate sol.

He set course for Mojave and was nearly ready to transmit when a bark of static filled the pressurized control bubble.

Pain shot through Dirrul's mind as he carried Glenna into the pressurized chamber under the control room.

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