unpressurized

adjective

un·​pres·​sur·​ized ˌən-ˈpre-shə-ˌrīzd How to pronounce unpressurized (audio)
: not pressurized
an unpressurized airplane

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The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends using insect repellent in the form of sticks, lotions and unpressurized sprays for kids. Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024 Instead of fuel rods cooled by circulating water inside a pressure vessel, a pebble-bed reactor is essentially a big unpressurized hopper filled with spherical pebbles made of layers of enriched uranium fuel, carbon that acts as a moderator, and silicon carbide coating. David Szondy, New Atlas, 24 July 2024 The unpressurized trunks for each Dragon mission are expendable, so SpaceX will continue producing those as long as Dragon is flying. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 17 July 2024 SpaceX's Dragon is uniquely capable of delivering unpressurized cargo, such as the new solar arrays NASA recently installed outside the space station. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 31 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for unpressurized 

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unpressurized was in 1943

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“Unpressurized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpressurized. Accessed 6 Dec. 2024.

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