pneumatic

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Regulators also sought to require the use of electronically controlled pneumatic braking systems that are designed to rapidly halt trains by applying brakes across their entire span simultaneously, instead of each car individually.

From Seattle Times

That rule required electronically controlled pneumatic, or E.C.P., brakes that would simultaneously slow down an entire train rather than individual cars.

From New York Times

A paperboy pulls a wagon that shoots today’s news out of pneumatic cannons.

From New York Times

In New York, even before Monday’s final approval, workers for the conservancy had begun chiseling away the sandstone sections of the wall using pneumatic devices and hand tools.

From New York Times

The report said artisanal miners were using heavy machinery and diggers as well as pneumatic tools.

From Reuters