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airtight

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air·tight  (ârtt)
adj.
1. Impermeable by air.
2. Having no weak points; sound: an airtight excuse.
airtight
Adjective
1. sealed so that air cannot enter
2. having no weak points: your reasoning is airtight and your evidence sound
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.airtight - having no weak points; "an airtight defense"; "an airtight argument"
air-tight
invulnerable - immune to attack; impregnable; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs"
2.airtight - not allowing air or gas to pass in or out
gas-tight, air-tight
tight - of such close construction as to be impermeable; "a tight roof"; "warm in our tight little house"
Translations
airtight [ˈɛətaɪt] adj → hermético
airtight [ˈɛətaɪt] air adj → hermétique
airtight [ˈɛətaɪt] air adj → luftdicht
airtight [ˈɛətaɪt] adj → ermetico/a


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Then Oz painted it on the inside with a coat of thin glue, to make it airtight, after which he announced that the balloon was ready.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
One might go down to this floor and see the pickling rooms, where the hams were put into vats, and the great smoke rooms, with their airtight iron doors.
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We have made arrangements--it is to my wife that you chiefly owe it--that her boudoir shall be made as airtight as is practicable.
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