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watertight
[ waw-ter-tahyt, wot-er- ]
adjective
- constructed or fitted so tightly as to be impervious to water:
The ship had six watertight compartments.
- so devised or planned as to be impossible to defeat, evade, or nullify:
a watertight contract; a watertight alibi.
watertight
/ ˈwɔːtəˌtaɪt /
adjective
- not permitting the passage of water either in or out
a watertight boat
- without loopholes
a watertight argument
- kept separate from other subjects or influences
different disciplines are often thought of in watertight compartments
Derived Forms
- ˈwaterˌtightness, noun
Other Words From
- water·tightness noun
- non·water·tight adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of watertight1
Example Sentences
Especially if you’re a swimmer, you need a watertight monitor.
Ultimately, what publishers want is control — a watertight way to share their data with advertisers without it inadvertently spilling over into the rest of the ad ecosystem.
If you haven’t already built your own first aid kit, a watertight, premade medical kit like this one is your best bet.
He denies complete culpability and has blamed mechanical failures, including malfunctioning watertight doors, for the sinking.
The anthrax powder is secreted in a small watertight container that easily passes inspection at JFK.
If live grasshoppers, or similar bait, is desired the cork can be used unnotched to form a watertight stopper.
In one instance (at Firek Gol, near Van) even the dam is still intact, but is no longer watertight.
The ballast-tanks were found to be leaking and Gillies had considerable trouble in making them watertight.
It was attacked on this side and that; its foundations were pronounced bad and its superstructure not watertight.
These roofings are laid on over boards and secured in position by nails, the joinings being made watertight with cement.
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