How to Use air pump in a Sentence

air pump

noun
Definition of air pumpnext
  • Just park the trailer, open the lid and turn on the built-in air pump.
    — Jonathan Welsh, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2017
  • The man was found behind the wheel of his car, parked at an air pump.
    — Brian Lisik, cleveland, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Attach the air pump, placed just outside the reservoir, to the air stone, placed inside.
    — Angela Watson, chicagotribune.com, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Any room with a pet will have the air sucked to the outside and fresh air pumped in, to keep airborne pathogens and disease out.
    — Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal, 18 Oct. 2019
  • The flip side Thank you to Wawa for having free air pumps at their locations.
    — Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2024
  • So, while one end of Gold Sprint is outfitted with a work bench, air pump, tools, work stand, etc.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 19 Aug. 2019
  • The best way to inflate this float is with an air pump, though one is not included with the purchase.
    — Michelle Love, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The storage room also contains an air pump to fill tires and tools to help make repairs.
    — Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 2 July 2024
  • The ball is removable, comes with an air pump, and features a support bar for your back.
    — Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2020
  • An air pump for balls and bikes is also available onsite.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 21 Sep. 2022
  • The best way to get your fish some quality air is through an aquarium air pump.
    — Tim Kohut, BGR, 23 June 2021
  • In the pre-scuba era, divers, suited in more than 100 pounds of gear, breathed through a tube connected to an air pump on the surface.
    — Laura Miller, Slate Magazine, 10 Oct. 2017
  • Keep in Mind: An air pump is required to inflate and is not included.
    — Michelle Love, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The station is equipped with an air pump, wrench, screwdrivers and anything else needed to adjust a gear or change a tire.
    — Bob Bong, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2023
  • Doctors and nurses squeezed air pumps by hand to fill some of the most fragile babies’ little lungs.
    — Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Whitlock zipped up his bright yellow Tyvek suit, equipped with what looks like a scuba mask attached to an air pump.
    — Kyung Lah, Julia Jones and Kim Berryman, CNN, 9 July 2020
  • That turbine spins an air pump that feeds extra air into the engine to make more power.
    — Matthew Jancer, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2018
  • This high-profile air mattress is worth the splurge–complete with an air pump, fitted sheet, and storage bag.
    — Erica Reagle, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Stomp Rocket gets kids outside and moving, jumping on the air pump that launches the rocket into the sky.
    — Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Before the day was over, outreach workers had replaced $600 worth of tents, air mattresses, tarps and air pumps.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2019
  • An air pump is integrated to inflate the thing in three minutes, and it's made of tear-resistant polyester.
    — Kaitlin Menza, House Beautiful, 15 Nov. 2019
  • When the driver of the suspect vehicle backed into a third vehicle waiting to use the air pump, the first suspect got out of the victim’s car.
    — Fox News, 11 July 2022
  • Residents can expect the sampling to take about three hours total, with most of that time for allowing an air pump to run.
    — Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Cash was stolen from an air pump machine entered by force outside a convenience store.
    — Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Different parts such as the chamber, hose and air pump can be faulty resulting in a defective bed.
    — Deirdre Mundorf, Discover Magazine, 29 Dec. 2021
  • That is why the cabins of such aircraft are sealed containers with air pumps that recirculate fresh air.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2018
  • This outflow valve is on the opposite end of the plane from the toe of the sock, and would therefore act in opposition, airflow-wise, to the air pump protecting the crew from disease.
    — Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, 5 July 2019
  • Inflatable kayaks are the most popular form of compact kayak, using an air pump system that inflates the kayak.
    — Chantae Reden, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2022
  • Having your vehicle’s low tire pressure warning go off means a search for a service station that has an air pump.
    — Brad Moon, Forbes, 25 May 2021
  • Nearby a woman used an old credit card to apply a tiny drop of 502 Super Glue to a break in a fossil, then went back to work with a needlelike pick in one hand and an air pump in the other.
    — Michelle Weber, Longreads, 21 Apr. 2018

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