depressurize
verb
de·pres·sur·ize
(ˌ)dē-ˈpre-shə-ˌrīz 
depressurized; depressurizing; depressurizes
: to release pressure from
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Oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling as the cabin depressurized due to the massive hole in the fuselage, and the pilot was forced to carry out an emergency landing.
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2024
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.
—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
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2024
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.
—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
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“Depressurize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depressurize. Accessed 27 Jul. 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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