Antonyms for airtight
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : air-tahyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛərˌtaɪt |
Definition of airtight
Origin :- also air-tight, "impervious to air," 1760, from air (n.1) + tight. Figurative sense of "incontrovertible" (of arguments, alabis, etc.) is from 1929.
- adj sealed
- adj certain
- I give you my word I could feel myself heatin' up like an airtight stove.
- Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- The mild aroma of Heerenbaai-Tabak filled the airtight groundcar.
- Extract from : « Wind » by Charles Louis Fontenay
- It was not airtight, but there would probably be no further investigation.
- Extract from : « The Perfectionists » by Arnold Castle
- The bodies had been walled in well enough, but those walls were not airtight.
- Extract from : « The Iron Ration » by George Abel Schreiner
- It was airtight above or below that one spot on the throttle.
- Extract from : « Test Pilot » by David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
- He had it installed in an airtight room into which only filtered air could pass.
- Extract from : « The Year When Stardust Fell » by Raymond F. Jones
- As this candy will not keep long put it into an airtight box.
- Extract from : « Harper's Round Table, August 27, 1895 » by Various
- They just shut it up in an airtight cell, and then forget all about it.
- Extract from : « The King's Daughter and Other Stories for Girls » by Various
- If there is no hole in the filler cap, the latter should not be screwed down so tightly that an airtight joint will be formed.
- Extract from : « The Gasoline Motor » by Harold Whiting Slauson
- A warm floor is secured by laying it double with an airtight interlining of roofing paper or similar substance.
- Extract from : « Making a Poultry House » by Mary Roberts Conover
Synonyms for airtight
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