depressurize
verb
de·pres·sur·ize
(ˌ)dē-ˈpre-shə-ˌrīz 
depressurized; depressurizing; depressurizes
: to release pressure from
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Minutes after Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 took off from Portland on January 5, an out-of-use emergency door refitted as a window seat detached, depressurizing the cabin and leaving passengers exposed to a giant hole while 16,000 feet in the air.
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Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 1 Feb. 2024
That means for an astronaut to step outside, the entire interior will have to be depressurized and exposed to the vacuum of space when the hatch opens.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 16 May 2024
Headrests became detached from two nearby passenger seats, the back of one seat was gone, and there was clothing left in the area following the accident, which depressurized the cabin and resulted in chaos, Homendy said.
—Jay Blackman, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2024
Aviation authorities are investigating why an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet lost a door-sized section of its fuselage six minutes after takeoff from Portland, Oregon, a failure that critically depressurized the aircraft and forced an emergency landing Friday.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
Shortly after takeoff, a door-sized section of the fuselage blew out midair, depressurizing the aircraft and forcing an emergency landing.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2024
To the horror of the passengers, the cabin rapidly depressurized and the plane swiftly turned back to Portland; there were only minor injuries to the 171 passengers and six crew members.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2024
The plane’s cabin suddenly depressurized as the door plug blew out, leaving a gaping hole in the side of the plane as the aircraft was 16,000 feet in the air.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
The cabin became depressurized shortly after takeoff, and the pilots asked for an emergency landing, according to the transcript of an air traffic control call from LiveATC.net.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2024
Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 1 Feb. 2024
That means for an astronaut to step outside, the entire interior will have to be depressurized and exposed to the vacuum of space when the hatch opens.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 16 May 2024
Headrests became detached from two nearby passenger seats, the back of one seat was gone, and there was clothing left in the area following the accident, which depressurized the cabin and resulted in chaos, Homendy said.
—Jay Blackman, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2024
Aviation authorities are investigating why an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet lost a door-sized section of its fuselage six minutes after takeoff from Portland, Oregon, a failure that critically depressurized the aircraft and forced an emergency landing Friday.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
Shortly after takeoff, a door-sized section of the fuselage blew out midair, depressurizing the aircraft and forcing an emergency landing.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2024
To the horror of the passengers, the cabin rapidly depressurized and the plane swiftly turned back to Portland; there were only minor injuries to the 171 passengers and six crew members.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2024
The plane’s cabin suddenly depressurized as the door plug blew out, leaving a gaping hole in the side of the plane as the aircraft was 16,000 feet in the air.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
The cabin became depressurized shortly after takeoff, and the pilots asked for an emergency landing, according to the transcript of an air traffic control call from LiveATC.net.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2024
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depressurize
verb
de·pres·sur·ize
(ˈ)dē-ˈpresh-ə-ˌrīz
: to release (as an aircraft with near-normal atmospheric pressure) from pressure
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