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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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... the exposure of hot wort in the cooler is attended with much danger of bacterial and wild yeast infection, but it is still a moot point whether the cooler or its equivalent can be entirely dispensed with for all classes of beers. A rational alteration would appear to be to place the cooler in an air-tight chamber supplied with purified and sterilized air. This principle has already been applied to the refrigerator, and apparently with success. In America the cooler is frequently replaced by a cooling ...

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... nothing, had a space cleared where they were, and a tall sapling stripped of its boughs for a flagstaff; on this he hoisted the Union Jack he had carried with him. A memorial of the visit was then buried at the foot of the impromptu staff. It was an air-tight tin case containing ...

— The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 • Ernest Favenc

... has been evaporated from the leaves and the softer, more delicate parts have become crisp. Then they may be crunched and crumbled between the hands, the stalks and the hard parts rejected and the powder placed in air-tight glass or earthenware jars or metal cans, and stored in a cool place. If there be the slightest trace of moisture in the powder, it should be still further dried to insure against mold. Prior to any ...

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... febrile affections, and indeed for sickness of almost any kind; this is the temascal, a sort of hot air bath, shaped not unlike a sentry-box, and built of wicker-work, and afterwards plastered with mud until it becomes air-tight. There is one of these machines at the Weber Creek washings, which has been run up by the Indians during the last few days. One of them used it for the first time this afternoon, and to my surprise is still alive. After a great fire had been made up close ...

— California • J. Tyrwhitt Brooks

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