shockproof

[ shok-proof ]

/ ˈʃɒkˌpruf /

adjective

Also shock-proof. (of timepieces, machinery, etc.) protected against damage resulting from anticipated shocks.

verb (used with object)

to protect (timepieces, machinery, etc.) against damage resulting from anticipated shocks.

Nearby words

shocking, shocking pink, shockingly, shockley, shockley, william bradford, shockproof, shockstall, shockumentary, shod, shoddy, shoe

Origin of shockproof

First recorded in 1910–15; shock¹ + -proof

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British Dictionary definitions for shockproof

shockproof

/ (ˈʃɒkˌpruːf) /

adjective

capable of absorbing shock without damagea shockproof watch

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