Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- So tight as to prevent the passage of wind or air.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective So tight as to prevent the passing through of wind.
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- adjective
Impermeable forwind .
Etymologies
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From wind + tight.
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Examples
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The unprotected roof was lagged with sacks and sheep-skins and, after this had been effected, the hut became practically windtight.
The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Douglas Mawson 1920
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