depressurize
depressurize — verb
- depressurizepresent simple I / you / we / they
- depressurizeshe / she / it
- depressurizedpast simple
- depressurizing-ing form
1. to let air out of a sealed space such as a cabin, tank, or chamber so that the a
to let air out of a sealed space such as a cabin, tank, or chamber so that the air inside pushes less hard against its walls
The crew slowly depressurized the cabin before the divers opened the hatch.
transitive: depressurize + the cabin
Sofia turned the valve to depressurize the fuel tank before the repair began.
depressurize + [container] for safe maintenance
If the plane depressurizes at high altitude, oxygen masks will drop down automatically.
Engineers must depressurize the pipe fully before anyone removes the metal cap.
The space station was depressurized for two hours during the long spacewalk.
- decompress
near-synonym, more common for diving and medical contexts
- vent
stresses letting the gas escape through an opening
- pressurize
to raise the air pressure inside instead of lowering it
文法句型
depressurize + [container/space]
[cabin] + depressurizes
用法筆記
Object is usually a sealed container or space whose contents are held under pressure — a cabin, tank, pipe, or chamber. Frequently passive in technical safety writing.