air tight
hermetically sealed, impermeable to air; having no weakness or flaw | ||||
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Air-tight Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Air-tight
(n.)
A stove the draft of which can be almost entirely shut off.
(a.)
So tight as to be impermeable to air; as, an air-tight cylinder.
(n.)
A stove the draft of which can be almost entirely shut off.
(a.)
So tight as to be impermeable to air; as, an air-tight cylinder.
| WordNet 2.0 |
air-tight
Adjective
1. having no weak points; "an airtight defense"; "an airtight argument"
(synonym) airtight
(similar) invulnerable
2. not allowing air or gas to pass in or out
(synonym) airtight, gas-tight
(similar) tight
Adjective
1. having no weak points; "an airtight defense"; "an airtight argument"
(synonym) airtight
(similar) invulnerable
2. not allowing air or gas to pass in or out
(synonym) airtight, gas-tight
(similar) tight
| hEnglish - advanced version |
air-tight
air-tight
\air"-tight`\ (&?;), a. so tight as to be impermeable to air; as, an air-tight cylinder.
air-tight
\air"-tight`\, n. a stove the draft of which can be almost entirely shut off. [colloq. u. s.]
air-tight
\air"-tight`\ (&?;), a. so tight as to be impermeable to air; as, an air-tight cylinder.
air-tight
\air"-tight`\, n. a stove the draft of which can be almost entirely shut off. [colloq. u. s.]