self-sealing en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English sealing English self-sealing From self- + sealing.
Meanings
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(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.
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(not-comparable) Describing a container that is capable of automatically closing off leaks that form in it.
self-sealing tire
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.
Translations (3)
fi itsepaikkaava (capable of closing off leaks) · es autosellante (with self-activating seals) · fi itsetiivistyvä (with self-activating seals)