pneumatic

Example Sentences

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The tool the thieves wielded — a pneumatic Jaws of Life used by rescue services to free people trapped in car wrecks — is not available on the open market.

From New York Times

More modern machines have vastly improved consistency and quality via computerized measurements and technical and pneumatic innovations.

From Salon

MMX will gather samples using two methods: a coring sampler on an extendable arm to collect specimens from deeper than two centimeters and a pneumatic sampler to kick up material from the surface.

From Scientific American

"If you look at the basic building blocks of these robots, these are pneumatic artificial muscles, which are essentially rubber with a cleverly designed fibre mesh around it," Mr Trivedi explains.

From BBC

There, things shift into hyper drive: pell-mell running, whooshing through twisty pneumatic tubes, leaping onto floating brick roads — Mario is barely given time to catch his breath.

From Seattle Times