air|tight

air|tight
air|tight «AIR TYT», adjective.
1. so tight that no air or gas can get in or out.
2. Especially U.S. Informal, Figurative. having no weak points or loopholes open to attack: »

an airtight alibi. The team had an airtight defense.

SYNONYM(S): unassailable.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • air tight — hermetically sealed, impermeable to air; having no weakness or flaw …   English contemporary dictionary

  • air·tight — /ˈeɚˌtaıt/ adj 1 : tightly sealed so that no air can get in or out Store the food in an airtight container. 2 : too strong or effective to fail or to be defeated an airtight argument The defendant had an airtight alibi …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Tight — Tight, a. [Compar. {Tighter} (t[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Tightest}.] [OE. tight, thiht; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. [thorn][=e]ttr, Dan. t[ae]t, Sw. t[ a]t: akin to D. & G. dicht thick, tight, and perhaps to E. thee to thrive, or to thick …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tight — tight; tight·en; tight·en·er; tight·ish; tight·ly; tight·ness; un·tight; air·tight·ness; gas·tight·ness; oil·tight·ness; up·tight·ness; wa·ter·tight·ness; weath·er·tight·ness; …   English syllables

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