Meaning

2 senses
  1. So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.

    wasserdicht

    водонепроница́емыйvodonepronicájemyj, гермети́чныйgermetíčnyj, непромока́емыйnepromokájemyj

    водонепроникни́йvodonepronyknýj, гермети́чнийhermetýčnyj

  2. (figuratively)So devised or planned as to be impossible to defeat, evade or nullify.

    a watertight alibi

    a watertight contract

    wasserdicht

    непробива́емыйneprobivájemyj

More definitions
  • not allowing water to pass in or out
  • without flaws or loopholes

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Tom doesn't have a watertight alibi.

    Том не має бездоганного алібі.

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  2. This container is completely watertight.

    Цей контейнер повністю водонепроникний.

    deDieser Behälter ist vollkommen wasserdicht.

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  3. The rooftop is durable and watertight.

    ruКрыша прочная и водонепроницаемая.

    deDas Hausdach ist haltbar und wasserdicht.

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  4. The ship hull is divided into watertight compartments.

    ruКорпус корабля разделён на водонепроницаемые отсеки.

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  5. We still don’t have a watertight definition of what a country is.

    ruУ нас всё ещё нет чёткого определения, что такое страна.

    deWir haben immer noch keine klare Definition, was ein Land ist.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
so tightly made that water cannot enter or escape:
Русский
By meaning 2
so tightly made that water cannot enter or escape:
impossible to defeat, evade or nullify:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
so tightly made that water cannot enter or escape:

Forms

more watertight, most watertight
Comparativemore watertight Lesson
Superlativemost watertight Lesson

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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