Watertight
/ˈwɔː.tə.taɪt/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.
"What a day, eh? Demmy, it's like the commencement of the rainy season in Bengal. But you'll find my carriage is watertight. Come along, my mother and Emmy are in the vestry."
- 2 So devised or planned as to be impossible to defeat, evade or nullify. figuratively
"a watertight alibi"
Adjective
- 1 without flaws or loopholes wordnet
- 2 not allowing water to pass in or out wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"The rooftop is durable and watertight."
Etymology
From water + tight. Compare Scots wattirticht (“watertight”), West Frisian wetterticht (“waterproof”), Dutch waterdicht (“waterproof, watertight”), German wasserdicht (“watertight, waterproof”), Danish vandtæt (“watertight”), Swedish vattentät (“watertight, waterproof”).