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noun
A piece of equipment used for extraction of gas or vapour from an enclosed space, leaving the container with a partial vacuum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a pump that moves air in or out of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: air pump
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pump
Narrower terms: condensation pump, diffusion pump, inflater, inflator, ion pump
History
From vacuum + pump.
Across languages
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