单词 | gas-proof |
释义 | gas-proofadj. Impermeable to (esp. poisonous) gas; gas-tight. ΘΚΠ 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. transitive. To make (an enclosure, material, etc.) gas-proof. ΘΚΠ 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. ΚΠ 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). < adj.1846v.a1855 |
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