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steamtight

steamtight adjective: so tightly made that steam cannot enter or escape.

Adjective

steamtight (comparative more steamtight, superlative most steamtight)

  1. So tightly made that steam cannot enter or escape.
    • To ensure that the stays are steamtight, a nut is then screwed tight up to copper washers inside and out.1955 February, “The Why and the Wherefore: The Belpaire Firebox”, in Railway Magazine, page 146

Forms of steamtight

comparativemore steamtight
superlativemost steamtight

Origin of steamtight

From steam + tight.

Questions about steamtight

What does steamtight mean?
Steamtight means so tightly made that steam cannot enter or escape.
What part of speech is steamtight?
Steamtight is an adjective.

Words near steamtight in the dictionary

  1. steamships
  2. steamsona
  3. steamsonas
  4. steamtable
  5. steamtables
  6. steamtight
  7. steamtug
  8. steamtugs
  9. steamway
  10. steamways
  11. steamy

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