watertight
watertight
Definition
water·tight (-tīt′)
adjective
- so snugly put together that no water can get in or through
- that cannot be misconstrued, refuted, defeated, nullified, etc.; flawless a watertight excuse, plan, etc.
wa′ter·tight′·ness noun
watertight
Usage Examples
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- keep: These had also been bedded down on white lead and thick tar or pitch to keep the area watertight with cork filling all voids.
- make: It was a simple matter to refit the new bronze part with sealant making the pump watertight.
- get: So they should get the ticket wording watertight so no motorist can get away without paying them.
Modifies a noun
- bulkhead: At the far end stood a fourth watertight bulkhead, separating the crew's quarters from the engine room.
- compartment: Cross Section to show the double skins of canvas which form eight watertight compartments.
- seal: A: Your Magic Bullet is designed to provide a watertight seal for the life of the unit.
- container: A watertight container - a large bucket is adequate.
- integrity: Watertight integrity depends to a great extent on the closeness of finish to each plank overlap or ' land ' .
- door: Entrance to the vessel is made via the main watertight door at the end of the Well deck.
Modifying Another Word
- legally: Just how legally watertight these requirements are may be another matter!
- completely: A problem with the rivalry theory This theory is not completely watertight.
- not: Of course, the two compartments are not watertight.
- fully: The inner cuff system certainly keeps the wind out but it is not fully watertight.
- absolutely: There is a general feeling that the Crown Prosecution Service is reluctant to proceed with actions when the case is anything but absolutely watertight.
- totally: Some of these older-style cables were not totally watertight.
Used with adjective complement
- remain: It doesn't remain watertight: instead, you just hope that the pumps can push out enough water to keep you afloat.
- make: In porous ground the basin will need to be made watertight.
- look: Burnley absorbed everything that was thrown at them, with Frank Sinclair and John McGreal looking watertight in the center of Burnley's defense.
- leave: Blanking caps are available so that the plug can be left watertight when disconnected.
- become: At this point, it will only need a little additional tightening to become watertight.
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