"light-tight" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more light-tight [comparative], most light-tight [superlative]
enPR: lītʹtīt Etymology: From light (noun) + tight (adjective). Etymology templates: {{affix|en|light|tight|pos1=noun|pos2=adjective}} light (noun) + tight (adjective) Head templates: {{en-adj}} light-tight (comparative more light-tight, superlative most light-tight)
  1. Impervious to light; excluding the light perfectly. Synonyms: lightproof, lighttight Related terms: For other similar compound words, the derived terms under tight Translations (light-tight): lystæt (Danish), lichtdicht (German), lystett (Norwegian Bokmål), ljostett (Norwegian Nynorsk), lystett (Norwegian Nynorsk), ljustät (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-light-tight-en-adj-g0HoPuKt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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