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adjectivedust-tight (comparative more dust-tight, superlative most dust-tight)
comparative more dust-tight · superlative most dust-tight
- Impervious to dust, not allowing dust to penetrate.
The electro-pneumatic contactor equipment is arranged in four groups, each contained in a removable dust-tight steel box suspended from the underframe.
1956 December 29, “New Electric Trains for Mersey Lines”, in Railway Magazine, page 852Synonyms: dustproof
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveImpervious to dust, not allowing dust to penetrate.
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