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watertight

 
Dictionary: wa·ter·tight   ('tər-tīt', wŏt'ər-) pronunciation
 
adj.
  1. So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.
  2. Having no flaws or loopholes; impossible to fault, refute, or evade: a watertight alibi; a watertight contract.

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Architecture: watertight
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1. Said of an enclosure or barrier that does not permit the passage of moisture.
2. Said of a surface that is impermeable to water except when exposed to a hydrostatic pressure sufficient to produce structural discontinuity by rupture.


 
WordNet: watertight
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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: having no leaks
  Synonym: leakproof

Meaning #2: not allowing water to pass in or out

Meaning #3: without flaws or loopholes
  Synonyms: ironclad, unassailable, unshakable


 
Translations: Watertight
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - vandtæt, uangribelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
waterdicht

Français (French)
adj. - (lit) étanche, (fig) infaillible, (fig) incontestable, irréfutable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - wasserdicht

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υδατοστεγής, στεγανός, (μτφ.) αδιάσειστος

Italiano (Italian)
impermeabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - à prova d'água, seguro

Русский (Russian)
водонепроницаемый, выдерживающий критику, недвусмысленный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - hermético, estanco, perfecto, irrefutable, a prueba de agua, impermeable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vattentät, hållbar (fig.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
防水的, 天衣无缝的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 防水的, 天衣無縫的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 방수의, (이론 등이) 견실한, (말 등이) 정연한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 防水の, 堅実な, 完璧な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مسيك, لا ينضح, قضيه عديمه النواقص تم بحثها بدقه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אטים-מים, ברור לחלוטין, לא מותיר מקום לטעות‬


 
 

 

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