Definition of air-tight

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Air-tight (a.) So tight as to be impermeable to air; as, an air-tight cylinder..

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Hermetically :: Hermetically (adv.) By fusion, so as to form an air-tight closure..
Hermetical :: Hermetical (a.) Made perfectly close or air-tight by fusion, so that no gas or spirit can enter or escape; as, an hermetic seal. See Note under Hermetically..
Air Jacket :: Air jacket () A jacket having air-tight cells, or cavities which can be filled with air, to render persons buoyant in swimming..
Air-tight :: Air-tight (n.) A stove the draft of which can be almost entirely shut off.
Air-tight :: Air-tight (a.) So tight as to be impermeable to air; as, an air-tight cylinder..
Tight :: Tight (superl.) Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid; not leaky; as, a tight ship; a tight cask; a tight room; -- often used in this sense as the second member of a compound; as, water-tight; air-tight..
Desiccator :: Desiccator (n.) A short glass jar fitted with an air-tight cover, and containing some desiccating agent, as sulphuric acid or calcium chloride, above which is suspended the material to be dried, or preserved from moisture..
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