watertight
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɔː.tə.taɪt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɑː.tɚ.taɪt/, /ˈwɔː.tɚ.taɪt/
Adjective
watertight (comparative more watertight, superlative most watertight)
- So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.
- (figuratively) So devised or planned as to be impossible to defeat, evade or nullify.
- a watertight contract; a watertight regulation
Synonyms
- waterproof, water-proof, impervious, impermeable
Derived terms
- watertight alibi
- watertightness
Related terms
- airtight, air-tight
- coldtight, cold-tight
- drafttight, draft-tight
- draughttight, draught-tight
- driptight, drip-tight
- dusttight, dust-tight
- gastight, gas-tight
- heattight, heat-tight
- jointtight, joint-tight
- leaktight, leak-tight
- leaktight, leak-tight
- lighttight, light-tight
- liquidtight, liquid-tight
- oiltight, oil-tight
- pressuretight, pressure-tight
- raintight, rain-tight
- sandtight, sand-tight
- soiltight, soil-tight
- weathertight, weather-tight
Translations
tightly made
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impossible to defeat, evade or nullify
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