watertight
Americanadjective
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constructed or fitted so tightly as to be impervious to water.
The ship had six watertight compartments.
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so devised or planned as to be impossible to defeat, evade, or nullify.
a watertight contract; a watertight alibi.
adjective
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not permitting the passage of water either in or out
a watertight boat
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without loopholes
a watertight argument
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kept separate from other subjects or influences
different disciplines are often thought of in watertight compartments
Other Word Forms
- nonwatertight adjective
- watertightness noun
Etymology
Origin of watertight
Example Sentences
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Its general secretary Paul Nowak called for ministers to "finish the job as soon as possible", warning that secondary legislation to bring in the measures must be "watertight".
From BBC
The crew needed a watertight soundstage for that scene, so they savvily constructed the set in the school’s empty pool, where overflowing water would not be an issue.
From MarketWatch
Kate says her home insurance company wouldn't pay out because the property had not been watertight.
From BBC
Tsui said he followed the inquest with "incredulity" as one witness after another dodged responsibility for the missing watertight door, a fault traced back to the ship's origin at a local shipyard.
From Barron's
Extent of the flooding if the bulkhead had been watertight.
From Barron's
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