Air-built
(Air"-built`) a. Erected in the air; having no solid foundation; chimerical; as, an air-built castle.
Air cell
(Air" cell`)
1. (Bot.) A cavity in the cellular tissue of plants, containing air only.
2. (Anat.) A receptacle of air in various parts of the system; as, a cell or minute cavity in the walls of
the air tubes of the lungs; the air sac of birds; a dilatation of the air vessels in insects.
Air chamber
(Air" cham`ber)
1. A chamber or cavity filled with air, in an animal or plant.
2. A cavity containing air to act as a spring for equalizing the flow of a liquid in a pump or other hydraulic
machine.
Air cock
(Air" cock`) A faucet to allow escape of air.
Air-drawn
(Air"-drawn") a. Drawn in air; imaginary.
This is the air-drawn dagger.
Shak.
Air drill
(Air" drill`) A drill driven by the elastic pressure of condensed air; a pneumatic drill. Knight.
Air engine
(Air" engine`) An engine driven by heated or by compressed air. Knight.
Airer
(Air"er) n.
1. One who exposes to the air.
2. A frame on which clothes are aired or dried.
Air gas
(Air" gas`) See under Gas.
Air gun
(Air" gun`) A kind of gun in which the elastic force of condensed air is used to discharge the ball.
The air is powerfully compressed into a reservoir attached to the gun, by a condensing pump, and is
controlled by a valve actuated by the trigger.
Air hole
(Air" hole`)
1. A hole to admit or discharge air; specifically, a spot in the ice not frozen over.
2. (Founding) A fault in a casting, produced by a bubble of air; a blowhole.
Airily
(Air"i*ly) adv. In an airy manner; lightly; gaily; jauntily; flippantly.
Airiness
(Air"i*ness), n.
1. The state or quality of being airy; openness or exposure to the air; as, the airiness of a country seat.
2. Lightness of spirits; gayety; levity; as, the airiness of young persons.
Airing
(Air"ing) n.
1. A walk or a ride in the open air; a short excursion for health's sake.
2. An exposure to air, or to a fire, for warming, drying, etc.; as, the airing of linen, or of a room.
