self-sealing
English
editEtymology
editAdjective
editself-sealing (not comparable)
- Describing a device with seals that activate without special procedures.
- The engine had self-sealing gaskets to keep the grease in, just tighten the bolts.
- Describing a container that is capable of automatically closing off leaks that form in it.
- Many pilots' lives were saved during World War II by salf-sealing gas tanks that kept their planes from becoming fireballs when riddled with bullets.
- self-sealing tire
Translations
editwith self-activating seals
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capable of closing off leaks
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