waterproof
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waterproof
- /ˈwɔːtəˌpruːf/ UK
- /ˈwɔt̬ɚˌpruf/ US
- /ˈwɑ(ː)t̬ɚ-/ US
Where it comes from
From water + -proof. Compare West Frisian wetterproef (“waterproof”), Dutch waterproef (“waterproof”).
adjective more waterproof · most waterproof
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Resistant to the effects of water.
Similar: water-resistant
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Made of or covered with material that doesn't allow water in; impervious to water and immune to its effects.
The captain did a safety drill. This covered where the emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) was located, how to make a mayday call, and where the fire extinguishers were. A crew member demonstrated how to put on an immersion suit. These survival suits are waterproof full-body garments
Similar: waterfast, watertight
- Incapable of failing; unassailable. 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.
- Not dependent on an aquatic environment to live; thus, able to live on dry land, or at least in a semiaquatic environment. At the time the Burgess Shale was laid down, life on land was pretty unexciting – there were a few primitive clubmosses and liverworts growing in wet areas near water, but little else. There would also have been a strand-line of washed-up plants and animals, edible detritus that was tantalisingly ou
verb waterproofs · waterproofing · waterproofed
- To make waterproof or water-resistant. The dawn of the oil age was fairly recent. Although the stuff was used to waterproof boats in the Middle East 6,000 years ago, extracting it in earnest began only in 1859 after an oil strike in Pennsylvania. The first barrels of crude fetched $18 (around $450 at today’s prices).
noun 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. Carrados dropped the near window as a man in glistening waterproof stepped from the shelter of a lich-gate and approached.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: rainproof, raincoat, tight, water-resistant, leak-proof, weatherproof, gastight, airtight, watertight, leakproof, rain, sealant, sealing, sealed, liner, resistant
Translations
Every language
adj resistant to water
| Español | impermeable |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 防水の bōsui-no |
| 中文 | 防水的 fángshuǐde |
| हिन्दी | जलरोधी jalrodhī |
| Português | à prova de água, impermeável |
| Français | résistant à l'eau |
| Deutsch | wasserfest |
| Italiano | impermeabile, a tenuta stagna |
| Ελληνικά | αδιάβροχος adiávrochos |
| Русский | водонепроница́емый vodonepronicájemyj, водосто́йкий vodostójkij, водоупо́рный vodoupórnyj |
| العربية | مُقَاوِم لِلْمَاء muqāwim lilmāʔ |
adj made or covered with material that doesn't let water in
| Español | impermeable |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 防水の bōsui-no |
| 中文 | 防水 fángshuǐ |
| हिन्दी | जलरोधी jalrodhī |
| Português | impermeável |
| Français | waterproof, étanche, imperméable |
| Deutsch | wasserdicht, wasserfest, wasserundurchlässig |
| Italiano | impermeabilizzato |
| Ελληνικά | αδιάβροχος adiávrochos |
| Русский | водонепроница́емый vodonepronicájemyj, непромока́емый nepromokájemyj |
| Tiếng Việt | chống thấm nước, chống nước, chống thấm |
| العربية | مُقَاوِم لِلْمَاء muqāwim lilmāʔ |
verb to make waterproof or water-resistant
| Español | impermeabilizar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 防水加工する bousui-kakō suru |
| Français | étanchéifier |
| Italiano | impermeabilizzare |
noun A waterproof coat, waterproof clothing
| Português | capa de chuva |
|---|---|
| Русский | непромоканец nepromokanec |
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