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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Air-tight \Air"-tight`\, a.
     1. So tight as to be impermeable to air or other gases; as,
        an air-tight cylinder; -- said of containers.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. of such close construction as to have little leakage of


        air in or out; -- said of structures
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. so thoroughly convincing as to be insusceptible to doubt;
        having no apparent counterarguments; -- of arguments or
        assertions an airtight alibi an airtight argument
  
     Syn: airtight, uncontradictable, undeniable.
          [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Air-tight \Air"-tight`\, n.
     A stove the draft of which can be almost entirely shut off.
     [Colloq. U. S.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  airtight
       adj 1: having no weak points; "an airtight defense"; "an airtight
              argument" [syn: {air-tight}]
       2: not allowing air or gas to pass in or out [syn: {air-tight},
           {gas-tight}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  air-tight
       adj 1: having no weak points; "an airtight defense"; "an airtight
              argument" [syn: {airtight}]
       2: not allowing air or gas to pass in or out [syn: {airtight},
          {gas-tight}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  53 Moby Thesaurus words for "airtight":
     ballproof, bombproof, bulletproof, burglarproof, close, compact,
     corrosionproof, dampproof, dustproof, dusttight, fast,
     fire-resisting, fireproof, firm, flameproof, foolproof, gasproof,
     gastight, hermetic, hermetically sealed, holeproof, impervious to,
     leakproof, lightproof, lighttight, noiseproof, oilproof, oiltight,
     proof, proof against, punctureproof, rainproof, raintight,
     resistant, rustproof, sealed, shatterproof, shellproof, shut fast,
     smokeproof, smoketight, snug, soundproof, staunch, stormproof,
     stormtight, tight, water-repellant, waterproof, watertight,
     weatherproof, windproof, windtight
  
  

















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