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Meanings of rapid decompression in English

Russian
взрывная декомпрессия
Portuguese
descompressão explosiva
Catalan
descompressió descontrolada
Spanish
descompresión descontrolada

Unplanned rapid drop in the pressure of a sealed system.

взрывная декомпрессия
Synonyms
Examples for "uncontrolled decompression"
Examples for "uncontrolled decompression"
1
It was a children's day club that had suffered explosive decompression.
The Reality Dysfunction
2
For a split second the air condensed into fog, then explosive decompression blasted out the atmosphere.
Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
3
Then the body went into explosive decompression.
The Naked God
4
Candre's death convulsions as she went through explosive decompression was still causing wintry shivers along Gaura's spine.
The Reality Dysfunction
5
The Pillar of Autumn slid into a flat spin as the explosive decompression knocked the ship off course.
The Fall of Reach
Usage of rapid decompression in English
1
There's rapid decompression and the oxygen masks come down, which is a correct depiction.
Wired
2
Then rats were exposed to HBO and subjected to simulated air dive and rapid decompression to induce DCS 18 h after HBO.
Pubmed
3
He practically ran into the operating theater, finding Lotte and her nurses treating the survivors for the effects of ebullism and rapid decompression.
Star Trek: Myriad Universes: Shattered Light
4
It said this could potentially lead to a Boeing 777 breaking up or a rapid decompression in which passengers and crew could lose consciousness.
News.com.au
5
The investigation revealed that the rapid decompression was a result of the failure of the lower part of the AFT cargo door pressure seal.
The South African
6
Shrapnel from the shredded engine smashed the window next to her causing rapid decompression in the cabin that nearly blasted her out of the jet.
BBC
7
"Holds ten and eleven are experiencing rapid decompression.
Broken Circle
8
Rapid decompression is a theory, and if the plane experienced a decompression the crew would have to don their masks quickly to avoid passing out.
The Guardian