compressor
noun
com·pres·sor
kəm-ˈpre-sər 
: one that compresses: such as
a
: a muscle that compresses a part
b
: a machine that compresses gases
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During that period, the refinery also will refurbish pumps, compressors and electrical systems, and construction workers will use that period to tie gas lines from the old flare into the newer one, Maestas said.
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Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
In February, Hochul’s administration approved air permits for new compressors that will increase the flow of natural gas through the Iroquois Pipeline, which crosses upstate New York and Connecticut on its way to delivering gas to Long Island and New York City.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025
According to EurAsia Daily, the defense ministry also said there were no casualties at the compressor station.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Guns hidden in air compressors In South Florida, a former Haitian national police officer was recently accused of playing a leading role in a Florida-Haiti weapons trafficking operation.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
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Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
In February, Hochul’s administration approved air permits for new compressors that will increase the flow of natural gas through the Iroquois Pipeline, which crosses upstate New York and Connecticut on its way to delivering gas to Long Island and New York City.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025
According to EurAsia Daily, the defense ministry also said there were no casualties at the compressor station.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Guns hidden in air compressors In South Florida, a former Haitian national police officer was recently accused of playing a leading role in a Florida-Haiti weapons trafficking operation.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
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compressor
noun
com·pres·sor
kəm-ˈpres-ər
: a person or machine that compresses
an air compressor
Medical Definition
compressor
noun
com·pres·sor
-ˈpres-ər
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