air pumps

Bicycle tire fillers

Air pumps are devices that move air by mechanical action—compressing it, evacuating it, or forcing it from one place to another.

They inflate tires and sports equipment, aerate fish tanks, and power pneumatic tools.

The air pump at the gas station was broken.

Related

flat tire · aerator · fish tank · rubber · vacuums · inflatable rafts · check valves · compression · tire pressure · nozzle · CPAP · pistons · pressure · sphygmomanometer · suction · vacuum systems · tank · electric

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Opposites
positive vs negative pressure devices

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Devices removing gas from containers

aspirators · evacuators · shop vacs · vacuum cleaners

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Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G