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Air-tight

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Air´-tight`
a.1.So tight as to be impermeable to air or other gases; as, an air-tight cylinder; - said of containers.
2.of such close construction as to have little leakage of air in or out; - said of structures
3.so thoroughly convincing as to be insusceptible to doubt; having no apparent counterarguments; - of arguments or assertions
n.1.A stove the draft of which can be almost entirely shut off.
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Adj.1.air-tight - having no weak points; "an airtight defense"; "an airtight argument"
airtight
invulnerable - immune to attack; impregnable; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs"
2.air-tight - not allowing air or gas to pass in or out
gas-tight, airtight
tight - of such close construction as to be impermeable; "a tight roof"; "warm in our tight little house"


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But they must have been air-tight to judge from the fair preservation of some of their contents.
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In an air-tight enclosure, then, after a certain time, all the oxygen of the air will be replaced by the carbonic acid-- a gas fatal to life.
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These are then placed in the almost air-tight incubators to be hatched by the sun's rays after a period of another five years.
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