rainproof
to make rainproof.
Origin of rainproof
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How to use rainproof in a sentence
Just behind the barn he built me a lean-to shed, 253 about seventy-five feet long, open toward the east, and shingled rainproof.
The Idyl of Twin Fires | Walter Prichard EatonWe were hurried away to remove our wet rainproof coats and to dry our hats and faces in the brilliant sunshine.
South African Memories | Lady Sarah WilsonSilk and woolen materials for umbrella making, raincoats, etc., are expected to be rainproof.
Textiles | William H. DooleyCravenette—Cloths treated and finished before weaving by an improved process which renders them rainproof.
Textiles and Clothing | Kate Heintz WatsonNo one would cavil at that term as applied to Whitman—yet one must not forget the “rainproof coat.”
The Vagabond in Literature | Arthur Rickett
British Dictionary definitions for rainproof
/ (ˈreɪnˌpruːf) /
Also: raintight (of garments, materials, buildings, etc) impermeable to rainwater
(tr) to make rainproof
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