Associations to the word «Airlock»

Wiktionary

AIRLOCK, noun. A sealed, airtight chamber, such as in a manned spacecraft or submarine, used to provide access to and from the sealed area without allowing air out or water in.

Dictionary definition

AIRLOCK, noun. A chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne