pneumatic drill. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
"I wasn't sure about the word pneumatic," Allison Black said. From Wordnik.com. [The Times-Journal: News] Reference
It is called a pneumatic canal boat and was built at. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882] Reference
Air tools are also sometimes called pneumatic tools. From Wordnik.com. [My daily life experience...] Reference
M. Galland originated what is known as the pneumatic system eight or nine years ago. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884] Reference
He collected the gas that this reaction released with an instrument known as a pneumatic trough. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Goodyear had just started promoting the idea of pneumatic tires, which none of the army trucks at that time had. From Wordnik.com. [American Road: The Story of An Epic Transcontinental Journey at the Dawn of the Motor Age] Reference
It is generally stated, indeed, that birds with the strongest flight have the most 'pneumatic' bones. From Wordnik.com. [Chatterbox, 1905.] Reference
Compressed air lines for operating machinery, such as pneumatic tools. From Wordnik.com. Reference
He made a kind of pneumatic engine, by which he guessed the elasticity of the air. From Wordnik.com. [The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I] Reference
I may have thought of a solution: some kind of pneumatic/hydraulic damper mechanism. From Wordnik.com. [Make - All Discussions] Reference
At one point Huxley's describes Helmholtz chair when he's speaking with the Controller as 'pneumatic'. From Wordnik.com. [Everything2 New Writeups] Reference
The adjective 'pneumatic' is commonly used to describe something that either has air pockets, or works with the use of compressed air. From Wordnik.com. [Everything2 New Writeups] Reference
(any librarian's mind) is a kind of pneumatic-tube, or carrier system -- apparently -- for shoving immortals at people. From Wordnik.com. [The Lost Art of Reading] Reference
When this method is not sufficient, a pneumatic system is employed. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Plumbing] Reference
This explains in a general way the operation of a pneumatic water-supply system. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Plumbing] Reference
The swish of tumblers in pneumatic tubes magically rushing sales slips and cash. From Wordnik.com. [The Scenes Speak for Themslves] Reference
I saw the 1960-era switches and lights, dial telephones, pneumatic message tubes. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Philip Neches: Houston, We Have a Problem] Reference
There is, it is true, a mile or more of pneumatic railway used between Dublin and. From Wordnik.com. [Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy.] Reference
Are they just entertainment with lots of gore, pneumatic women and hokey dialogue?. From Wordnik.com. [Video Games: The 21st Century's Fine Art Frontier] Reference
His discoveries in pneumatic chemistry have exceeded those of any other philosopher. From Wordnik.com. [Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy.] Reference
When she returned with a pneumatic bed he instantly dropped on it with a grateful sigh. From Wordnik.com. [Deathworld] Reference
And then I would use a pneumatic wrench to loosen all the bolts off the top of the mold. From Wordnik.com. [Summer Jobs: Poppin Fresh] Reference
The pneumatic transformation of the personality is the centre of St. Paul's eschatology. From Wordnik.com. [The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield] Reference
The pneumatic system requires a pump, an air-tight tank, and pipes to the various outlets. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Plumbing] Reference
Grace brought out blankets and a pneumatic pillow which she placed in a heap near the fire. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders Among the Kentucky Mountaineers] Reference
Guide-Michelin and "Guide-Routiere Continental," issued by the great pneumatic tire companies. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobilist Abroad] Reference
Grenet cells; decomposition apparatus; pneumatic trough; spirit-lamp; barometer; hygrometer; hints 50. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study] Reference
He opened the brief case and took out seven standard pneumatic mailing tubes and handed them to Turnbull. From Wordnik.com. [Dead Giveaway] Reference
Now the winery uses a pneumatic grape press and giant fermentation tanks to produce 18 different varieties. From Wordnik.com. [Bordeaux vs. Bali: The Wine Wars] Reference
The manager had to raise his voice over the hiss and shriek of pneumatic wrenches, which Dirk didn't even notice anymore. From Wordnik.com. [Blossom and Monkey-Wrench] Reference
On the side are two wings resembling Grecian Temples, one of which is a pneumatic post-office and the other a guard-house. From Wordnik.com. [Shepp's Photographs of the World] Reference
A noteworthy instance of the use of pneumatic appliances in cylinder sinking for foundations is that in progress at the Forth Bridge. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885] Reference
The passengers are packed into the shell with a hydraulic ram, then at high speed are shot through a pneumatic tube against a stone wall. From Wordnik.com. [If You Don't Write Fiction] Reference
C. E., gives the following costs of concreting the pneumatic caissons for the Brooklyn tower of the Williamsburg bridge at New York city. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
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