SEALED


Meaning of SEALED in English

sealed /siːld/ BrE AmE adjective

1 . shut or protected with something that prevents air, water etc from getting in or out:

a sealed container

2 . sealed documents are closed so that they can only be read by a certain person or at a certain time:

Sealed bids (=offers to pay a particular price for something) should be sent to Richard Walker.

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COLLOCATIONS

■ adverbs

▪ firmly/tightly sealed

The box was firmly sealed with tape.

▪ completely sealed

The bag is completely sealed and airtight.

▪ hermetically sealed (=very tightly sealed so that nothing can get in or out)

Inside, police found hermetically sealed cabinets full of marijuana.

■ nouns

▪ a sealed envelope

Jenkins handed Talbot a sealed envelope.

▪ a sealed container/box/plastic bag

The specimens he collected were sent back to London in sealed containers.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.