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waterproof

Pronunciation: /ˈwɔːtəˌpruːf/

The English word “waterproof” has 7 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Resistant to the effects of water.
  2. Made of or covered with material that doesn't allow water in; impervious to water and immune to its effects.
  3. Incapable of failing; unassailable.
  4. Not dependent on an aquatic environment to live; thus, able to live on dry land, or at least in a semiaquatic environment.

verb

  1. To make waterproof or water-resistant.

noun

  1. A substance or preparation for rendering cloth, leather, etc., impervious to water.
  2. 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.

Etymology

From water + -proof. Compare West Frisian wetterproef (“waterproof”), Dutch waterproef (“waterproof”).

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