Definitions
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- adjective Filled with an
inert gas to reduce the risk ofexplosion
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Examples
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Ground and flight testing of a Boeing 737 center wing fuel tank inerted with nitrogen-enriched air by Michael Burns
OpEdNews - Quicklink: What happened in the skies over New York City? 2009
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A very good landing, considering - he almost hit the observatory's field, which was only one mile square-and having landed her, he inerted her.
Masters Of The Vortex Smith, E. E. 1972
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Jarnevon was crushed between two colliding planets; positioned inertialess, then inerted especially for that crushing.
Children of the Lens Smith, E. E. 1954
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He unshelled in the lock and left his suit there-everything which had come into contact with Nth-space matter either would be left on the planet's surface or would be jettisoned before the vessel was again inerted.
Children of the Lens Smith, E. E. 1954
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Second; loose planets, driven inertialess, but inerted at the point at which their intrinsic velocities render collision unavoidable.
Children of the Lens Smith, E. E. 1954
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The Boise, of course, inerted first; followed by the Chicago and nine of the tremendous tear-drops from Bennett.
First Lensman Smith, E. E. 1950
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Kinnison must be taken out of the speedster, inerted, his velocity matched to that of the flier, and brought back aboard.
Galactic Patrol Smith, E. E. 1950
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She went free, flashed up to the Pasteur, inerted, and maneuvered briefly.
Gray Lensman Smith, E. E. 1950
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We inerted the blocks into the block which made up the "Device".
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