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INFLATOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does inflator mean?
• INFLATOR (noun)
The noun INFLATOR has 1 sense:
1. an air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire)
Familiarity information: INFLATOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
inflater; inflator
Hypernyms ("inflator" is a kind of...):
air pump; vacuum pump (a pump that moves air in or out of something)
Derivation:
inflate (fill with gas or air)
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