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noun

Air-tight n. A stove the draft of which can be almost entirely shut off. (Colloq. U. S.)

adjective

Air-tight adj.

So tight as to be impermeable to air or other gases; as, an air-tight cylinder; said of containers.

Of such close construction as to have little leakage of air in or out; said of structures

So thoroughly convincing as to be insusceptible to doubt; having no apparent counterarguments; of arguments or assertions "An airtight alibi" "An airtight argument"

Synonyms: airtight, uncontradictable, undeniable.

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Etymology of 'Air-tight'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... awful night in the Maelstrom his last, or is he still pursuing a terrible vengeance? Will the confessions of his life, which he told me he had written, and which the last survivor of his fellow-exiles was to cast into the sea in an air-tight ...

— The World's Greatest Books, Vol VIII • Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds.

... of strawberries, take one pint of sugar; add a tablespoonful or two of water. Let sugar dissolve; then add fruit, and let boil. Can immediately in air-tight ...

— Recipes Tried and True • the Ladies' Aid Society

... matter; but not a particle of sand or gravel was found among them. Hence the inference that these depths of the sea are not disturbed by either waves or currents. Consequently, a telegraphic wire once laid there would remain as completely beyond the reach of accident as it would be if buried in air-tight cases. ...

— Southern Literature From 1579-1895 • Louise Manly

... our astonishment it clicked heavily, and an unseen door slowly swung open revealing an inner room of the same size as the first, but different in appearance. Having been kept closed and, as near as we could tell, air-tight, it was still in its original appearance. The floor which was entirely destitute of rubbish, was of beautiful white marble, smooth and even as glass, while the sides were covered with paintings drawn on the wall of ...

— The American Family Robinson - or, The Adventures of a Family lost in the Great Desert of the West • D. W. Belisle

... sufficient for the hardest-working seaman. The flour should be kiln dried; any baker can do it. It is only necessary to evaporate all the moisture, and pack it in air-tight casks. Pine-apple cheese is the best and should be put up in water-tight boxes, saturated in alcohol. Sour crout, pickles, &c. are excellent anti-scorbutics, and should be eaten freely. Be careful and lay in a good store of ...

— The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California • Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont

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