pump-down
/ˈpʌmpˌdaʊn/Mechanics and Engineering
noun
The action or process of reducing the pressure of air or other gas inside an enclosed volume by pumping.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Review of Scientific Instruments. From to pump down at pump.
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