depressurises

Lets air escape

Depressurises is the British spelling of depressurizes—to release or reduce pressure in an enclosed space.

Aircraft cabins depressurise when seals fail at high altitude.

Divers must depressurise gradually to avoid the bends.

The chamber slowly depressurised after the experiment.

industrial

tank

Large storage vessel

pipeline · release · vent · gauge · system · hydraulic · pneumatic · safety · relief · bleed

aviation

cabin

Simple wooden dwelling

emergency · oxygen masks · cockpit · fuselage · flight · decompression · passengers · landing · pilot · rapid

scientific

vacuum

Absence of matter

sealed · controlled · atmosphere · simulation · space · decompression · airlock · testing · gradual · environment

Opposites
pressure change direction

depressurisespressurises

Increases contained atmospheric force

pressurizes · compresses · inflates · pumps up · charges

containment integrity

depressurisesseals

Aquatic whiskered mammals

pressurises · secures · contains · encloses · airtight seals

Family

depressurised, depressurise

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