Air wood
timber dried naturally by contact with the open air.
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(of an engine, aircraft, missile, etc.) to take in air from the atmosphere to oxidize the fuel for combustion. historical examples it is known that the swimming bladder of fishes becomes developed into the lungs of air-breathing vertebrates and man himself. our common insects alpheus spring packard the organs of air-breathing are called, in general, […]
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- Air-intake
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