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floodproof

floodproof adjective: resistant to flooding.

Adjective

floodproof (comparative more floodproof, superlative most floodproof)

  1. Resistant to flooding.
    • He lists seven: people (this means internal morale and union rapport), institutional reform (Mr. Sander says the authority operates as seven separate fiefs and needs a common umbrella), customer service (more to the point, a lack thereof), projects and planning (the Second Avenue subway; links to...2007 September 28, Robin Finn, “In Pursuit of a Better, if Costlier, Subway Ride”, in New York Times

Verb

floodproof (third-person singular simple present floodproofs, present participle floodproofing, simple past and past participle floodproofed)

  1. (transitive) To make resistant to flooding.
    • The minor league ballpark has been floodproofed.2008 June 25, “As the Levees Fail, Time for Tough Questions”, in New York Times

Forms of floodproof

Adjective
comparativemore floodproof
superlativemost floodproof
Verb
third-person singular presentfloodproofs
present participlefloodproofing
past participlefloodproofed
pastfloodproofed

Origin of floodproof

From flood + -proof.

Questions about floodproof

What does floodproof mean?
Floodproof means resistant to flooding.
What part of speech is floodproof?
Floodproof can be an adjective or a verb.

Words near floodproof in the dictionary

  1. floodplain
  2. floodplains
  3. floodpool
  4. floodpools
  5. floodprone
  6. floodproof
  7. floodproofed
  8. floodproofing
  9. floodproofs
  10. floods
  11. floods out

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