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weathertight

American  
[weth-er-tahyt] / ˈwɛð ərˌtaɪt /

adjective

  1. secure against wind, rain, etc.


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Etymology

Origin of weathertight

First recorded in 1895–1900; weather + tight

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The next wave of high-performance outerwear is sleek, simple, stylish and admirably weathertight.

From Time Magazine Archive

He turned and looked at it, studied the crude work The brush made a fair wall, not weathertight but it cut most of the wind off.

From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen

Fires were set going and the unhappy prisoners made themselves comfortable confident that their trials now were over, and that they were destined to prolonged residence under weathertight roofs.

From Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben by Henry Charles Mahoney

The rain came down in a steady drizzle; we discovered that the waterproof cloaks which we had borrowed from Nish were not very weathertight.

From The Luck of Thirteen Wanderings and Flight through Montenegro and Serbia by Cora Gordon

The covers were laced to the hull framework and the connections were covered over with sealing strips to render the whole weathertight.

From British Airships, Past, Present, and Future by George Whale

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