watertight
So tightly made that water cannot enter or escapeSo tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.
» Tom doesn't have a watertight alibi.
Том не має бездоганного алібі.
Meaning
2 sensesSo tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.
wasserdicht
водонепроница́емыйvodonepronicájemyj, гермети́чныйgermetíčnyj, непромока́емыйnepromokájemyj
водонепроникни́йvodonepronyknýj, гермети́чнийhermetýčnyj
(figuratively)So devised or planned as to be impossible to defeat, evade or nullify.
a watertight alibi
a watertight contract
wasserdicht
непробива́емыйneprobivájemyj
- not allowing water to pass in or out
- without flaws or loopholes
Examples
7 sentencesTom doesn't have a watertight alibi.
Том не має бездоганного алібі.
This container is completely watertight.
Цей контейнер повністю водонепроникний.
deDieser Behälter ist vollkommen wasserdicht.
The rooftop is durable and watertight.
ruКрыша прочная и водонепроницаемая.
deDas Hausdach ist haltbar und wasserdicht.
The ship hull is divided into watertight compartments.
ruКорпус корабля разделён на водонепроницаемые отсеки.
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.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Forms
more watertight, most watertight| Comparative | more watertight Lesson |
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| Superlative | most watertight Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonyms- without flaws or loopholes:unassailableunshakablebulletproofironclad
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form