Adjective
waterproof
- Unaffected by water.
- Made of or covered with material that doesn't allow water in.
- (figurative) Incapable of failing; unassailable.
- 1931, The British Clay Worker
- The only waterproof plan and the one increasingly adopted by leading trades is the consolidation of the interests of all parties in a scheme of amalgamation.
- 2001, W. A. M. van Dijk, J. L. Hovens, Netherlands. Koninklijke Marechaussee, Arresting war criminals
- Especially within an international framework, guarding this process is of the utmost importance. The eyes of the world are focussed on the action at hand and demand a waterproof plan and execution.
- 2013, Barry Davies, Soldier of Fortune Guide to How to Disappear and Never Be Found, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9781626365216
- Unless you have a 100 percent waterproof plan to defraud insurance companies, I would suggest you don't do it.
- 1931, The British Clay Worker
- (made of a material that doesn't allow water in) watertight
- German: wasserfest
- Italian: impermeabile, a tenuta stagna
- Portuguese: à prova de
- Russian: водонепроница́емый
- Spanish: impermeable
- French: waterproof, étanche, imperméable
- German: wasserdicht, wasserfest, wasserundurchlässig
- Italian: impermeabilizzato
- Portuguese: impermeável
- Russian: водонепроница́емый
- Spanish: impermeable
waterproof (waterproofs, present participle waterproofing; past and past participle waterproofed)
- To make waterproof or water-resistant.
- French: étanchéifier
- Italian: impermeabilizzare
- Spanish: impermeabilizar
waterproof (plural waterproofs)
- A substance or preparation for rendering cloth, leather, etc., impervious to water.
- Cloth made waterproof, or any article made of such cloth, or of other waterproof material, as rubber; especially, an outer garment made of such material.
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