air pump
noun
: a pump for exhausting air from a closed space or for compressing air or forcing it through other apparatus
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Or, call on its air pump function, which can be used to remove air from vacuum storage bags, to store off-season clothing in minutes (without having to break out a bulky vacuum).
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Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Tire pressure can be adjusted at home with an air pump or air compressor.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
The assailants walked to a wall of the business near the air pump.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
As if inflated by an imaginary air pump, the ends puff up post-wash — made even more noticeable by my layers.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 12 Aug. 2025
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Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Tire pressure can be adjusted at home with an air pump or air compressor.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
The assailants walked to a wall of the business near the air pump.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
As if inflated by an imaginary air pump, the ends puff up post-wash — made even more noticeable by my layers.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 12 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for air pump
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“Air pump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20pump. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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