air reservoir

noun

A container, such as a pressurised tank, for holding compressed air.

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Meanings

nounair reservoir (plural air reservoirs)

plural air reservoirs

  1. A container, such as a pressurised tank, for holding compressed air.

    Batteries, weak-field resistors and air reservoirs are slung under the main frame between the bogies.

    1960 July, “The first G.E.C. 25 kV. a.c. electric locomotives for B.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 419
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “air reservoir,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20reservoir.

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