air chamber
noun
Definition of air chamber
: a cavity filled with air: such as a : a cavity containing air to act by its elasticity as a spring for equalizing the flow of a liquid in a pump or other hydraulic machine b : one of the chambers in the nautilus or other chambered cephalopods
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First Known Use of air chamber
1664
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