watertight

Pronunciation: /ˈwɔː.tə.taɪt/

The English word “watertight” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.
So devised or planned as to be impossible to defeat, evade or nullify.

Etymology

From water + tight. Compare Scots wattirticht (“watertight”), West Frisian wetterticht (“waterproof”), Dutch waterdicht (“waterproof, watertight”), German wasserdicht (“watertight, waterproof”), Danish vandtæt (“watertight”), Swedish vattentät (“watertight, waterproof”).

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