Definition of Airproof

1. Adjective. airtight ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Airproof

1. to make impermeable to air [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Airproof

airplanes
airplay
airplays
airport
airport book
airport fiction
airport novel
airport terminal
airportless
airportlike
airports
airpost
airposts
airpower
airpowers
airproof (current term)
airproofed
airproofing
airproofs
airs
airs out
airsacculitis
airscape
airscapes
airscoop
airscrew
airscrews
airshaft
airshafts
airshed

Literary usage of Airproof

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A manual of yacht and boat sailing by Dixon Kemp (1880)
"The recipe used by Mr. Berthon to render the canvas of his collapsing boats airproof and waterproof, believed to be similar to that used in H dockyards for ..."

2. Black's Guide to the Channel Islands: Jersey, Guernsey, Sark, Alderney, and by David Thomas Ansted (1885)
"... Knapsacks, Holdalls, and Sags. THORNTON & COMPANY, PATENTEES, WATERPROOF, airproof, & INDIA-RUBBER MANUFACTURERS, 78 Princes Street, Edinburgh. ..."

3. The Second Boys' Book of Model Aeroplanes by Francis Arnold Collins (1911)
"Several specially prepared aeroplane cloths have been placed upon the market which are guaranteed to be practically airproof. The cloth is rather heavy, ..."

4. The Irish Industrial Exhibition of 1853: A Detailed Catalogue of Its Contents by John Sproule (1854)
"Waterproof, airproof, gutta per- < Im, and patent vulcanized India-rubber manufactures. II. ... Waterproof and airproof fabrics and clothing. 43. ..."

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