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Definition of Air-tight
1. Adjective. Having no weak points. "An airtight argument"
2. Adjective. Not allowing air or gas to pass in or out.
Definition of Air-tight
1. Adjective. (alternative form of airtight) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Air-tight
Literary usage of Air-tight
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nature by Norman Lockyer, Nature Publishing Group (1875)
"Large corks are never quite air-tight ; the whole of the outside should therefore
be covered with a layer of sealing-wax one or two millimetres thick ..."
2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1885)
"The within described process for packing cooked meats for transportation, by
compressing the same into an air-tight package, so as to preserve the meat in ..."
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