AIRTIGHT


Meaning of AIRTIGHT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ eə(r)taɪt ]

also air-tight

1.

If a container is airtight , its lid fits so tightly that no air can get in or out.

Store the cookies in an airtight tin.

ADJ

2.

An airtight alibi, case, argument, or agreement is one that has been so carefully put together that nobody will be able to find a fault in it. ( AM; in BRIT, use watertight )

Mick had an airtight alibi.

ADJ

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