Air-tight

  • 31Air-line — Air Air ([^a]r), n. [OE. air, eir, F. air, L. a[ e]r, fr. Gr. ah r, air, mist, for a[digamma]hr, fr. root a[digamma] to blow, breathe, probably akin to E. wind. In sense 10 the French has taking a meaning fr. It. aria atmosphere, air, fr. the… …

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  • 32Air Force Security Forces — AFSC Enlisted: 3P0X1, Officer: 31PX) (formerly named Air Police, then Security Police; colloquially called cops by USAF personnel), are the military police of the United States Air Force. Airmen in this field go through 13 weeks of initial… …

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  • 33air — air; Air·bra·sive; air·crafts·man; air·crafts·wom·an; air·crew·man; Air·dent; air·drau·lic; air·drome; air·graph; air·i·fied; air·i·ly; air·i·ness; air·ish; air·less; air·man; air·man·ship; air·scape; an·ti·air; an·ti·air·craft·er;… …

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  • 34Air jacket — Air jack et A jacket having air tight cells, or cavities which can be filled with air, to render persons buoyant in swimming. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 35air-proof — sealed against air, air tight; seal something so air cannot enter or exit …

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  • 36tight — [tīt] adj. [ME, altered (prob. infl. by toght: see TAUT) < thight < OE thight, strong, akin to ON thēttr, Ger dicht, tight, thick < IE base * tenk , to thicken, congeal > MIr tēcht, coagulated] 1. Obs. dense 2. so close or compact in… …

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  • 37tight — ► ADJECTIVE 1) fixed, closed, or fastened firmly. 2) (of clothes) close fitting. 3) well sealed against something such as water or air. 4) (of a rope, fabric, or surface) stretched so as to leave no slack. 5) (of an area or space) allowing little …

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  • 38Air Europe — was a wholly privately owned, independent British airline, established in 1978 under the working title Inter European Airways.cite book| author=Simons, Graham M. | title=It was nice to fly with friends! The story of Air Europe | publisher=GMS… …

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  • 39Air show — An air show is an event at which aviators display their flying skills and the capabilities of their aircraft to spectators. Air shows without aerobatic displays, having only aircraft displayed parked on the ground, are called static air shows… …

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  • 40air warfare — Military operations conducted by airplanes, helicopters, or other aircraft against aircraft or targets on the ground and in the water. Air warfare did not become important until World War I (1914–18). The British, French, German, Russian, and… …

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