showerproof

American

[shou-er-proof] / ˈʃaʊ ərˌpruf /

adjective

(of clothing, fabric, etc.) treated so as to resist rain; rainproof.

showerproof British

/ ˈʃaʊəˌpruːf /

adjective

(of a garment, etc) resistant to or partly impervious to rain

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Derived Forms

showerproofing

noun

Etymology

Origin of showerproof

First recorded in 1890–95; shower ¹ + -proof

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