COMPRESSED AIR

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Air at a pressure greater than that of the atmosphere

Example:

compressed air is often used to power machines

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("compressed air" is a kind of...):

compressed gas (gas at a high pressure that can be used as a propellant)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "compressed air"):

air cushion (the trapped air that supports a hovercraft a short distance above the water or ground)