altitude chamber

noun

: a chamber having an interior that can be so controlled as to simulate the air pressure, humidity, and temperature encountered at various altitudes

… her work as a lab technician testing soldiers in an altitude chamber for mountain combat …

—Molly Miron, The Bemidji Pioneer, 10 Mar. 2010

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

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