: air under pressure greater than that of the atmosphere
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Except, in this case, the bottle is a layer of porous rocks deep within the sea bed, and the energy comes from compressed air.—Bill Andrews, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2019 The researchers unveiled the details behind the plan, dubbed porous media compressed air energy storage (PM-CAES), in a Nature Energy paper this week.—Bill Andrews, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2019 Huffing compressed air can cause a brief high with dangerous side effects including paralysis, according to the American Addiction Centers.—Peter Sblendorio New York Daily News (tns), al, 8 Nov. 2022 The air guns then fire compressed air that creates sound pulses that reverberate off the sea floor and provide subsurface images.—Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2022 See All Example Sentences for compressed air
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