 5 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
airtight
adjective
1: having no weak points; "an airtight defense"; "an airtight
argument" [syn: {air-tight}]
2: not allowing air or gas to pass in or out [syn: {air-tight},
{gas-tight}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
air-tight
adjective
1: having no weak points; "an airtight defense"; "an airtight
argument" [syn: {airtight}]
2: not allowing air or gas to pass in or out [syn: {airtight},
{gas-tight}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Air-tight \Air"-tight'\, adjective
1. So tight as to be impermeable to air or other gases; as,
an air-tight cylinder; -- said of containers.
2. of such close construction as to have little leakage of
air in or out; -- said of structures
[WordNet 1.5]
3. so thoroughly convincing as to be insusceptible to doubt;
having no apparent counterarguments; -- of arguments or
assertions an airtight alibi an airtight argument
Syn: airtight, uncontradictable, undeniable.
[PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Air-tight \Air"-tight'\, noun
A stove the draft of which can be almost entirely shut off.
[Colloq. U. S.]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
53 Moby Thesaurus words for "airtight":
ballproof, bombproof, bulletproof, burglarproof, close, compact,
corrosionproof, dampproof, dustproof, dusttight, fast,
fire-resisting, fireproof, firm, flameproof, foolproof, gasproof,
gastight, hermetic, hermetically sealed, holeproof, impervious to,
leakproof, lightproof, lighttight, noiseproof, oilproof, oiltight,
proof, proof against, punctureproof, rainproof, raintight,
resistant, rustproof, sealed, shatterproof, shellproof, shut fast,
smokeproof, smoketight, snug, soundproof, staunch, stormproof,
stormtight, tight, water-repellant, waterproof, watertight,
weatherproof, windproof, windtight
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