pressurized
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əˌraɪzd adjective
1.
brought to and maintained at an atmospheric pressure higher than that of the surroundings: cooking with pressurized steam.
2.
maintained at an air pressure comfortable for breathing: a pressurized cabin and cockpit; a pressurized suit for diving.
3.
Informal. subject or subjected to undue pressure or harassment: the pressurized milieu of big business.
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verb (used with object), pres·sur·ized, pres·sur·iz·ing.
1.
to raise the internal atmospheric pressure of to the required or desired level: to pressurize an astronaut's spacesuit before a walk in space.
2.
to maintain normal air pressure in (the cockpit or cabin of an airplane) at high altitudes.
3.
to apply pressure to (a gas or liquid); supercharge.
4.
to pressure-cook.
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| 1. | to increase the pressure in (an enclosure, such as an aircraft cabin) in order to maintain approximately atmospheric pressure when the external pressure is low |
| 2. | to increase pressure on (a fluid) |
| 3. | to make insistent demands of (someone); coerce |
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Example sentences
The gas was contained in some pressurized canisters, one of which failed to discharge properly when its valve was opened.
Now is when baseball gets pressurized, not to mention pokey.
It consists of a pressurized module as well as a platform outside, exposed to space.
Choices range from simple fire enclosures fueled by twigs and debris to high-tech canister stoves fed by pressurized butane.
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