air breathing
/ɛr ˈbriðɪŋ/
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- Describing an organism that breathes air from the atmosphere, rather than extracting oxygen from water.
- Air-breathing fish can survive out of water for short periods.
- Most land animals are air-breathing creatures.
- Whales are air-breathing mammals that live in the ocean.
- Relating to an engine or system that uses air from the atmosphere for combustion or operation.
- An air-breathing engine requires oxygen from the air to function.
- The rocket used an air-breathing design for the first stage of flight.
- Air-breathing missiles are more efficient at lower altitudes.
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