bicycle pump

Example Sentences

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But when air sinks it is heated due to compression, like how a bicycle pump gets hot because the air is being squeezed into a smaller space.

From Los Angeles Times

He applies a bicycle pump to the wheels and is off, weaving through traffic of motorcycles and trucks.

From Seattle Times

He moved his arms up and down and up and down until he looked like a berserk bicycle pump.

From Literature

And British industry did answer the call, even as the experts cautioned that these are sophisticated medical devices, not bicycle pumps.

From Washington Post

“It just amazes me what people throw away,” he said one night, as he found a pair of gently used designer jeans, a new black cotton jacket, gray Nike running sneakers and a bicycle pump.

From New York Times