windtight
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of windtight
Example Sentences
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Over the trousers the Eskimo wears a windtight fur parka with the skin side outside and no opening in front.
From Time Magazine Archive
The unprotected roof was lagged with sacks and sheep-skins and, after this had been effected, the hut became practically windtight.
From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Sir Douglas Mawson
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