airlocked
Caught between chambers
Airlocked describes something sealed or trapped within an airlock—the chamber between environments of different pressures, as on a spacecraft or submarine.
More commonly, it refers to a pipe or system blocked by a trapped air bubble that prevents liquid from flowing: The radiator is airlocked and won't heat properly.
Figuratively, airlocked can mean stuck or unable to proceed: The project got airlocked in committee.
Impenetrably closed off
- airtightImpervious to atmosphere
- watertightPrevents liquid from passing
- pressurizedHeld at elevated atmospheric force
- gasketMechanical leak preventer
insulated · enclosed · impermeable · weatherproof · chamber · door · hatch · valve
Opening in deck or floor
- bulkheadInternal vessel barrier
- dockingConnecting to a port
- moduleIndependent functional component
- spacesuitPressurized garment for vacuum
spacewalk · compartment · airflow · egress · ingress · depressurization · repressurization · life-support
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- separationState of being apart
- confinementState of being restricted
- biosecurityProtection against biological threats
decontamination · sterile · chamber · buffer · threshold · transition · restricted · access
Absence of matter
- depressurizeRemove internal pressure
- breachBreaking of agreement
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- emergencySerious sudden danger
rapid · catastrophic · exposure · suffocation · blowout · rupture · failure · leak
Relative difference between things
- equalizationMaking things uniform
- atmosphericOf the air above
- cyclingRiding on two wheels
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
compensation · gradient · chamber · maintaining · controlled · environment · balancing · integrity
hermetic
Impenetrably closed off
- airtightImpervious to atmosphere
- watertightPrevents liquid from passing
- pressurizedHeld at elevated atmospheric force
gasket · insulated · enclosed · impermeable · weatherproof · chamber · door · hatch · valve · seal
hatch
Opening in deck or floor
spacesuit · spacewalk · compartment · airflow · egress · ingress · depressurization · repressurization · life-support · extravehicular
quarantine
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- separationState of being apart
- confinementState of being restricted
biosecurity · decontamination · sterile · chamber · buffer · threshold · transition · restricted · access · controlled
vacuum
Absence of matter
- depressurizeRemove internal pressure
- breachBreaking of agreement
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
emergency · rapid · catastrophic · exposure · suffocation · blowout · rupture · failure · leak · compromise
differential
Relative difference between things
- equalizationMaking things uniform
- atmosphericOf the air above
- cyclingRiding on two wheels
regulation · compensation · gradient · chamber · maintaining · controlled · environment · balancing · integrity · stabilization
airlockedvented
Released built-up emotion
unsealed · exposed · open · depressurized · breached
airlockedfree-flowing
Moving without restriction
bled · primed · purged · unobstructed · clear