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AIR-TIGHT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does air-tight mean?
• AIR-TIGHT (adjective)
The adjective AIR-TIGHT has 2 senses:
1. having no weak points
2. not allowing air or gas to pass in or out
Familiarity information: AIR-TIGHT used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having no weak points
Synonyms:
air-tight; airtight
Context example:
an airtight argument
Similar:
invulnerable (immune to attack; impregnable)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not allowing air or gas to pass in or out
Synonyms:
air-tight; airtight; gas-tight
Similar:
tight (of such close construction as to be impermeable)
Context examples
In that case, be sure to talk about the project in detail and get things in writing for an air-tight contract with plenty of contingencies built in.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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