rainproof

[ reyn-proof ]

/ ˈreɪnˌpruf /

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adjective

impervious to rain; keeping out or unaffected by rain: a rainproof cover; a rainproof coat.

verb (used with object)

to make rainproof.

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Origin of rainproof

First recorded in 1825–35; rain + -proof

Words nearby rainproof

raining cats and dogs, rainmaker, rain on one's parade, rain or shine, rainout, rainproof, rains, rain shadow, rain shower, rainsquall, rainstorm

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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 Eaton
We 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 Wilson
Silk and woolen materials for umbrella making, raincoats, etc., are expected to be rainproof.
Textiles|William H. Dooley
Cravenette—Cloths treated and finished before weaving by an improved process which renders them rainproof.
Textiles and Clothing|Kate Heintz Watson

No 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

rainproof

/ (ˈreɪnˌpruːf) /

adjective

Also: raintight (of garments, materials, buildings, etc) impermeable to rainwater

verb

(tr) to make rainproof

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rainproof

Origin of rainproof

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