WATERTIGHT


Meaning of WATERTIGHT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌwȯ-tər-ˈtīt, ˌwä- ]

adjective

Date: 14th century

1. : of such tight construction or fit as to be impermeable to water except when under sufficient pressure to produce structural discontinuity

2. : leaving no possibility of misconstruction or evasion

a watertight lease

• wa·ter·tight·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.