Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- So tight or close as to be impermeable to air: as, an air-tight vessel.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective So tight as to be impermeable to air or other gases; ; -- said of containers.
- adjective of such close construction as to have little leakage of air in or out; -- said of structures.
- adjective so thoroughly convincing as to be insusceptible to doubt; having no apparent counterarguments; -- of arguments or assertions.
- noun Colloq. U. S. A stove the draft of which can be almost entirely shut off.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Alternative form of
airtight .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not allowing air or gas to pass in or out
- adjective having no weak points
- adjective having no weak points
- adjective not allowing air or gas to pass in or out
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Examples
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I'm kind of put off by the "air-tight" aspect as well.
Passive Aggressive: “Passive” Home Construction Comes to Seattle « PubliCola 2010
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Ugh. Until they address the indoor air-quality issue, I'd still feel better about a house that was less air-tight, but uses - for instance - solar panels to power some of the heating and cooling.
Passive Aggressive: “Passive” Home Construction Comes to Seattle « PubliCola 2010
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When thoroughly mixed, let the meat sit in the air-tight container over night and grill within 36 hours.
Wild boar marinade 2009
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Tupper's patent for his famous air-tight, leak-proof seal, modeled on an inverted paint can lid, expired about a year after he fired Wise.
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Store your bowhunting clothing in an air-tight bag with cut branches of pine and sagebrush.
Scent Elimination 2009
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The shop buys high-quality wine in large boxes, decants it into barrels which are, disappointingly, only for show and then sells it at bargain prices in handsome air-tight bottles that look just as nice on the table as normal wine bottles.
Hitting the bottle: Hackney's new refill scheme for wine lovers 2011
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In a case reminiscent of Al Capone's ultimate undoing, police say they have air-tight evidence that Moore was carrying cocaine - lots of it.
'Teflon Defendant' walks straight into trouble Dan Morse 2010
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In a case reminiscent of Al Capone's ultimate undoing, police say they have air-tight evidence that Moore was carrying cocaine - lots of it.
'Teflon Defendant' walks straight into trouble Dan Morse 2010
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In a case reminiscent of Al Capone's ultimate undoing, police say they have air-tight evidence that Moore was carrying cocaine - lots of it.
'Teflon Defendant' walks into trouble Dan Morse 2010
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For organizations that have the in-house expertise to collect, organize and write up project requirements and then produce an air-tight spec with absolutely every aspect of the project spelled out (except the actual code itself), there can be profit in hiring programmers at $20/hour and managing them with a team paid $100/hour.
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