The doors/compartments are all watertight.
a watertight seal
The evidence against the defendant was watertight.
a watertight alibi/case
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
wa|ter|tight — «WT uhr TYT, WOT », adjective. 1. so tight that no water can get in or out. Ships are often divided into watertight compartments by watertight partitions. 2. Figurative. leaving no opening as for misunderstanding or criticism; perfect: »a… … Useful english dictionary
wa´ter|tight´ness — wa|ter|tight «WT uhr TYT, WOT », adjective. 1. so tight that no water can get in or out. Ships are often divided into watertight compartments by watertight partitions. 2. Figurative. leaving no opening as for misunderstanding or criticism;… … Useful english dictionary
ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… … English syllables
tight — tight; tight·en; tight·en·er; tight·ish; tight·ly; tight·ness; un·tight; air·tight·ness; gas·tight·ness; oil·tight·ness; up·tight·ness; wa·ter·tight·ness; weath·er·tight·ness; … English syllables
ter-3, terǝ- and teri-, trī- — ter 3, terǝ and teri , trī English meaning: to rub Deutsche Übersetzung: “reiben; drehend reiben” (from which “drehen”), “(reibend) durchbohren” Note: also teru : treu (extended with b, g, gh, ĝh, k, p); here ter 2 “tender” (eig … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
Water-tight — Wa ter tight , a. So tight as to retain, or not to admit, water; not leaky. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
(s)ter-1, (s)terǝ- : (s)trē- — (s)ter 1, (s)terǝ : (s)trē English meaning: stiff, immovable; solid, etc.. Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘starr, steif sein, starrer, fester Ghegenstand, especially Pflanzenstamm or stengel; steif gehen, stolpern, fallen, stolzieren” Note … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
wa — ala·lau·wa; ara·ka·wa·ite; ara·wa; asa·hi·ka·wa; ba·la·wa; bi·wa; bu·ni·na·wa; bush·wa; caugh·na·wa·ga; ca·wa·hib; cha·wa·sha; che·wa; chip·pe·wa; cze·sto·cho·wa; deep·wa·ter·man; de·wa·li; de·wa·nee; dha·wa; du·wa·mish; ef·wa·ta·ka·la; ehu·a·wa; … English syllables
watertight — wa•ter•tight [[t]ˈwɔ tərˌtaɪt, ˈwɒt ər [/t]] adj. 1) naut. constructed or fitted so tightly as to be impervious to water 2) so devised as to be impossible to nullify or discredit • Etymology: 1350–1400 wa′ter•tight ness, n … From formal English to slang
