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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 [ˈɛəˌtaɪt]
adj
1. not permitting the passage of air either in or out
2. having no weak points; rigid or unassailable this categorization is hardly airtight
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.airtight - having no weak points; "an airtight defense"; "an airtight argument"
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
tight - of such close construction as to be impermeable; "a tight roof"; "warm in our tight little house"

airtight
Translations
airtight [ˈɛətaɪt] ADJ
1. (lit) [container, seal] → hermético
2. (= not open to question) [case, argument] → sin fisuras, irrefutable

airtight [ˈɛərtaɪt] adj
[tin, jar, container] → hermétique
[case, alibi, argument] → en béton inv >
air time n (RADIO, TV)temps m d'antenne
air-to-air [ˌɛərtəˈɛər] adj [missile, combat] → air-air inv
air traffic control ncontrôle m aérien, contrôle m du trafic aérien
air traffic controller naiguilleur/euse m/f du ciel, contrôleur/euse m/f aérien

airtight [ˈɛəˌtaɪt] adj (container) → a chiusura ermetica; (seal, cap) → ermetico/a

airtight مُحكم الغلق vzduchotěsný lufttæt luftdicht αεροστεγής hermético ilmatiivis hermétique hermetičan ermetico 気密の 밀폐된 luchtdicht lufttett hermetyczny estanque, impermeável воздухонепроницаемый lufttät ที่ผนึกแน่นไม่ให้อากาศเข้า vakumlanmış kín hơi 密封的


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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.
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.
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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