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adjective

Waterproof adj. Proof against penetration or permeation by water; impervious to water; as, a waterproof garment; a waterproof roof.

noun

Waterproof n.

A substance or preparation for rendering cloth, leather, etc., impervious to water.

Cloth made waterproof, or any article made of such cloth, or of other waterproof material, as rubber; esp., an outer garment made of such material.

verb

Waterproof v. t. To render impervious to water, as cloth, leather, etc.

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Etymology of 'Waterproof'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Waterproof" Quotes from Famous Books

... gigantic diamond; so exquisitely beautiful were the glancing colours of the lightning through the rain. Of course we were wetted to the skin in an instant, but that did not very greatly matter, as our pistols and ammunition were carried in waterproof cases; moreover, the rain afforded us an excellent curtain under cover of which to advance; so at a word from me the men sprang to their feet, and we pushed rapidly forward. The battery was but a quarter of a mile from the spot where we had landed, and so accurately had I taken ...

— The Log of a Privateersman • Harry Collingwood

... avoid the drawbacks of fine ore. The agglomerated product must be porous so as to afford access of the furnace-reducing gases to the ore. It must be hard enough to bear transportation, and to carry the furnace burden without crumbling to pieces. It must be waterproof, to a certain extent, because considerations connected with securing low rates of freight make it necessary to be able to ship the concentrates to market in open coal cars, exposed to snow and rain. In many respects the attainment of these somewhat conflicting ...

— Edison, His Life and Inventions • Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin

... seaweed," he said; "with my sun-glass I can soon have a bonfire." He took a piece of punk from a waterproof box that he carried in his pocket and focussed the sun's rays on it. "Run down and bring me an armful of dry seaweed and wood," he added, ...

— The Land of the Changing Sun • William N. Harben

... mind; I'll share my rubber coat with you. We can put it over us and sit up to sleep. That will make a waterproof tent. Perhaps we may be able to find a stake or something to stick up in the middle of ...

— The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings • Edgar B. P. Darlington

... Rows of tins, coppers and kettles hung there; bales of cotton prints, notions and such lay on narrow, fenced-in shelves on the sides; a sort of bunk filled one-half, covered with a neat patch-work quilt, and thick waterproof curtains' were ...

— The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon • Josephine Daskam Bacon

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