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单词 gas-proof
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gas-proofadj.

Brit. /ˈɡaspruːf/, U.S. /ˈɡæsˌpruf/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gas n.1, proof adj.
Etymology: < gas n.1 + proof adj.
Impermeable to (esp. poisonous) gas; gas-tight.
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the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [adjective] > stopping up or blocking > without leak or tight > specific
watertight1489
wind-tight1507
wind and water tighta1550
weatherproof1647
weather-tight1648
wind-fast1648
airtight1728
steam-tight1765
waterproofed1813
gas-tight1819
acid-proof1844
gas-proof1846
oil-tight1847
mudproof1897
pressure-tight1899
draught-proof1908
weather-stripped1908
spill-proof1920
vacuum-tight1927
splash-proof1929
vapour-proof1946
1846 Boston Daily Atlas 20 Feb. Those [articles] whose properties of resistance..depend upon caoutchouc or elastic water, air or gas-proof composition applied to them.
1893 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. May 342 The gas bag was a cylinder 3 feet in diameter and 1 foot long, having loose gas-proof ends.
1928 Daily Express 30 Apr. 7 Fortifications..shellproof and gasproof.
1939 W. H. Davies Loneliest Mountain 17 Is it the Baby, three weeks old, That wears a gas-proof mask?
1975 A. S. Crafts Mod. Weed Control xiv. 280 Methyl bromide, a very volatile liquid, is applied beneath a gas-proof (plastic) covering.
2011 Journal (Newcastle) (Nexis) 8 Jan. 20 Two entered the building in sealed gas-proof suits to inspect the package.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

gas-proofv.

Brit. /ˈɡaspruːf/, U.S. /ˈɡæsˌpruf/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: gas-proof adj.
Etymology: < gas-proof adj.
transitive. To make (an enclosure, material, etc.) gas-proof.
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the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)] > close an aperture or orifice > so as to make waterproof, windproof, etc.
wind-fill1601
gas-proof1920
weatherproof1922
a1855 C. B. Mansfield Aerial Navigation (1877) ii. iii. 202 A very far better effect in gas-proofing a woven texture is produced, with the same weight of varnish, by laying it on in several thin layers, than by putting it on in a single coat.
1920 J. M. Lee Artilleryman xvi. 213 Gas-proofing their dugouts, when possible.
1938 J. Grenfell Let. 1 Oct. in Darling Ma (1989) 69 Daddy said he supposed that as a good citizen he ought to gas-proof a room.
2005 L. Singer Get Out of Way, I'm Dancing ii. 24 One room was gas-proofed (sort of) and the bomb shelter..was readied in case Saddam Hussein sent over scud missiles.

Derivatives

ˈgas-proofed adj.
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1909 Current Lit. Nov. 562/2 The balloon portion proper is a huge hydrogen-filled water- and-gas-proofed canvas envelope of material.]
1921 W. Irwin ‘Next War’ viii. 106 The dreadnought tank—a gas-proofed fortress on caterpillar wheels.
1936 Times 9 Apr. 11/2 Remain indoors in a gas-proofed room in order to avoid danger of contamination.
2005 Appl. Geochem. 20 243/2 Alkalinity, NH4, PO4 and S2− samples were collected in gas-proofed glass bottles.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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