hermetically sealedadjective
uk/hɜːˌmet.ɪ.kəl.i ˈsiːld/us/hɚˌmet̬.ɪ.kəl.i ˈsiːld/specialized engineering A hermetically sealed container or space is so tightly closed that no air can leave or enter it.
disapproving separated and protected from very different conditions outside, in an unnatural way:
We drove past a row of squalid shacks on the way to our hotel, where we slept in air-conditioned, hermetically sealed rooms.
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Open and closed
- airtight
- ajar
- barred
- closed
- crack
- gaping
- hermetic
- latch
- open
- outspread
- patency
- sealed
- shut
- to
- undone
- watertight
- wide-eyed
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