WATERTIGHT


Meaning of WATERTIGHT in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: Middle English water thicht, from water + thicht, thight, tight tight — more at tight

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

a watertight flashing

watertight joints

2. : so devised (as in planning or phrasing) as to leave no possibility of misconstruction or evasion

a watertight lease

the precautions taken against cheating were watertight — A.G.N.Flew

has created a watertight and very real world of his own — C.J.Rolo

• wa·ter·tight·ness noun

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.