watertight
See also: water-tight
English
Alternative forms
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”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɔː.tə.taɪt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɑː.tɚ.taɪt/, /ˈwɔː.tɚ.taɪt/
Adjective
watertight (comparative more watertight, superlative most watertight)
- So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.
- (figurative) So devised or planned as to be impossible to defeat, evade or nullify.
- a watertight contract; a watertight regulation
- 2021 March 31, Phil McNulty, “England 2-1 Poland: What shape are Gareth Southgate's side in?”, in BBC Sport:
- What if England's defence is finally examined to the full by class opposition at the Euros? Can this rearguard be trusted to remain watertight and protect what a high-quality attack can give them?
Synonyms
Derived terms
- watertight alibi
- watertightness
Related terms
- airtight, air-tight
- coldtight, cold-tight
- drafttight, draft-tight
- draughttight, draught-tight
- driptight, drip-tight
- dusttight, dust-tight
- gastight, gas-tight
- heattight, heat-tight
- jointtight, joint-tight
- leaktight, leak-tight
- leaktight, leak-tight
- lighttight, light-tight
- liquidtight, liquid-tight
- oiltight, oil-tight
- pressuretight, pressure-tight
- raintight, rain-tight
- sandtight, sand-tight
- soiltight, soil-tight
- weathertight, weather-tight
Translations
so tightly made that water cannot enter or escape
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impossible to defeat, evade or nullify
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See also
- Ship floodability on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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