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all-weather

all-weather adjective: not affected by climatic conditions; capable of normal operation regardless of precipitation, wind, sun, etc.

Adjective

all-weather (not comparable)

  1. Not affected by climatic conditions; capable of normal operation regardless of precipitation, wind, sun, etc.
    • an all-weather tire
    • She is popular with passengers as an all-weather vessel, but rather the reverse with yachtsmen as she has at times proved somewhat unwieldy, and certainly takes up a good deal of space in the narrow channels.1956 February, R. C. Riley, “The Lymington Railway and Isle of Wight Ferry”, in Railway Magazine, page 82
  2. (figuratively) Always there when needed, reliable, dependable, loyal, faithful.
    • an all-weather friend

Words formed from all-weather

Phrases with all-weather

Questions about all-weather

What does all-weather mean?
All-weather means not affected by climatic conditions; capable of normal operation regardless of precipitation, wind, sun, etc.
What part of speech is all-weather?
All-weather is an adjective.

Words near all-weather in the dictionary

  1. all-up services
  2. all-up weight
  3. all-up weights
  4. all-way stop
  5. all-way stops
  6. all-weather
  7. all-weather friend
  8. all-weather friends
  9. all-weather tire
  10. all-weather tires
  11. all-weather tyre

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