Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Impervious to sound; preventing the entrance of sounds.

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Examples

  • The 1920's-era home features a wood-paneled library with elevator access, an extensive sound-proof gym with a two-person steam room and shower, and a training room with a spa theraputic tub and vischy shower.

    PHOTOS: 'Athlete's Dream Home' In Denver On The Market For $6.45m Andrea Rael 2011

  • When talking on their cellphones, business travelers sometimes assume they're surrounded by an invisible, sound-proof phone booth that keeps their conversations private.

    The Cost Of Indiscretion Kashmir Hill 2011

  • The company usually charges at least $5,000 for a minimum two-hour charter flight in an Agusta copter, which features Italian leather seats, sound-proof interiors and subtle lighting.

    For Los Angeles, 53 Hours Without the Freeway Spells 'Carmageddon' Tamara Audi 2011

  • The 1920's-era home features a wood-paneled library with elevator access, an extensive sound-proof gym with a two-person steam room and shower, and a training room with a spa theraputic tub and vischy shower.

    PHOTOS: 'Athlete's Dream Home' In Denver On The Market For $6.45m Andrea Rael 2011

  • After viewing the first two episodes of the MTV series, visions of relocating my only child to a sound-proof, WiFi-less, bubble-wrapped bunker in a remote Himalayan village until he turns 18 danced in my head.

    Cathleen Falsani: MTV's Skins: Suffer The Little Children Cathleen Falsani 2011

  • Red Frog Events Hidden behind a purple bookcase, Red Frog president Joe Reynolds right and vice president Ryan Kunkel meet in a sound-proof conference room reserved for big-picture meetings.

    Where Fun Is No Obstacle 2011

  • Facebook knows what I like, although recently it seems to think that I want Kim Kardashian to sell me shoes, whereas what I actually want is for Kim Kardashian to be sealed underground in a sound-proof box and removed from the radio.

    Facebook oversharing vs. privacy -- addresses and phone numbers? 2011

  • If a tree falls in the woods and the only there is inside a sound-proof bubble, does it make a sound?

    Beat 360° 9/22/09 2009

  • I'd get my chance to bark blessed thanks to him ... once we were safe, in our sound-proof car -- on the road to recovery again.

    percer - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • After viewing the first two episodes of the MTV series, visions of relocating my only child to a sound-proof, WiFi-less, bubble-wrapped bunker in a remote Himalayan village until he turns 18 danced in my head.

    Cathleen Falsani: MTV's Skins: Suffer The Little Children Cathleen Falsani 2011

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