Scaleproof
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Resistant to the buildup of scale (the mineral deposit).
- 2 Resistant to being scaled (climbed).
"When the company had built a scale-proof fence worthy of a prison compound and brought in security personnel to eject the protesters, the ecowarriors had simply sharpened up their game by sabotaging construction vehicles, slashing tyres and setting an awful lot of valuable machinery ablaze, until in the end the company execs had been forced to cut their losses and give up."
Example
More examples"When the company had built a scale-proof fence worthy of a prison compound and brought in security personnel to eject the protesters, the ecowarriors had simply sharpened up their game by sabotaging construction vehicles, slashing tyres and setting an awful lot of valuable machinery ablaze, until in the end the company execs had been forced to cut their losses and give up."
Etymology
From scale + -proof.
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