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self-ˈsealing, ppl. a.
[self- 4.]
Becoming gas- or liquid-tight automatically; used esp. of a type of fuel tank.
1895Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 545/3 Owing to frequent inquiries for a self-sealing jar..we decided to purchase the Globe Glass Top Jar. 1920Flight XII. 605/2 A tank of his design was dropped from a height of approximately 400 ft... Although badly battered and bent, it is stated that no leakage of petrol occurred. The tank is a metal one and designed to be self-sealing. 1978R. V. Jones Most Secret War x. 78 The single bomber that we had shot down was found to have self-sealing tanks. |