- make airtight watertight
- gegen Luft (Wasser) abdichten
English-German idiom dictionary. 2013.
English-German idiom dictionary. 2013.
seal — I 1. noun 1) the seal around the bathtub Syn: sealant, sealer, adhesive, caulk, caulking 2) the king put his seal on the letter Syn: emblem, symbol, insignia, device, badge, crest … Thesaurus of popular words
seal — seal1 S3 [si:l] n [Sense: 1; Origin: Old English seolh] [Sense: 2 6; Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: seel, from Latin sigillum, from signum; SIGN1] 1.) a large sea animal that eats fish and lives around coasts … Dictionary of contemporary English
Mouthpiece (scuba) — Nemrod double hose diving regulator made in the 1980s. Its mouthpiece can be strapped in. In breathing sets, a mouthpiece is a part that the user grips in his mouth, to make a watertight seal between the breathing set and his mouth. It is… … Wikipedia
pack — I. /pæk / (say pak) noun 1. a quantity of anything wrapped or tied up; a parcel; a packet. 2. a wrapped or otherwise contained load carried on the back by a person or by an animal. 3. a. → backpack (defs 1 and 2). b. a soldier s backpack. 4. the… …
pack — pack1 /pak/, n. 1. a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, esp. one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person: a mule pack; a hiker s pack. 2. a definite quantity or standard measure of… … Universalium
pack — I [[t]pæk[/t]] n. 1) a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, esp. one carried on the back of an animal or person 2) cvb a definite quantity or standard measure of merchandise together with its wrapping… … From formal English to slang
seal — seal1 [sēl] n. [ME seel < OFr < L sigillum, a seal, mark, dim. of signum: see SIGN] 1. a design, initial, or other device placed on a letter, document, etc., as a mark of genuineness or authenticity: letters were, esp. formerly, closed with … English World dictionary
case — I n. legal action argument 1) to hear, try a case (the court will not hear this case) 2) to argue, plead a case (the lawyer argued the case skillfully) 3) to make (out), present, state; take a case (she made out a good case for her client; the… … Combinatory dictionary
Dynamic insulation — is a form of insulation where cool outside air flowing through the thermal insulation in the envelope of a building will pick up heat from the insulation fibres. Buildings can be designed to exploit this to reduce the transmission heat loss (U… … Wikipedia
caisson — caissoned, adj. /kay seuhn, son/, n. 1. a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water. 2. a boatlike structure used as a gate for a… … Universalium
caulk — /kawk/, v.t. 1. to fill or close seams or crevices of (a tank, window, etc.) in order to make watertight, airtight, etc. 2. to make (a vessel) watertight by filling the seams between the planks with oakum or other material driven snug. 3. to fill … Universalium