watertight

CEFRB2

/ˈwɔː.tə.taɪt/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not allowing water to enter or escape.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    So devised or planned as to be impossible to defeat, evade or nullify.

Examples

  • The ship hull is divided into watertight compartments.

  • The rooftop is durable and watertight.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.

More examples

In context

  • This container is completely watertight.

  • a watertight alibi

  • a watertight contract

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The boat's hull is fully blank, so no water can enter from outside.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

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”).