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leakproof

Syllables: leak·proof/ˈliːkpɹuf/

leakproof adjective: resistant to leaks; hermetic, sound; as of a dry cell battery.

Adjective

leakproof (comparative more leakproof, superlative most leakproof)

  1. Resistant to leaks; hermetic, sound; as of a dry cell battery.
    • "In mining work difficult laying conditions, limited space, and movements of the ground, all combine to make the installation of a leakproof main with ordinary joints a very difficult matter."1904, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (Great Britain), Bulletin, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (Great Britain) (1904), p. 22
    • "Leakproof tanks shall be provided on all airplanes for service use unless the tanks are completely protected by armor."1929, Victor Wilfred Pagé, Modern Aviation Engines: design-construction-operation and repair, […], Norman W. Henley Publishing Company (1929), p. 1589

Verb

leakproof (third-person singular simple present leakproofs, present participle leakproofing, simple past and past participle leakproofed)

  1. (transitive) To make resistant to leakage.

leakproof meaning in Bengali

leakproof in Bengali

ছিদ্র প্রতিরোধক, বায়ুরোধী, নিছিদ্র, ছিদ্র, ক্ষরণ প্রতিরোধক করা

Forms of leakproof

Adjective
comparativemore leakproof
superlativemost leakproof
alternative formleak-proof
Verb
third-person singular presentleakproofs
present participleleakproofing
past participleleakproofed
pastleakproofed

Origin of leakproof

From leak + -proof.

Words formed from leakproof

Questions about leakproof

What does leakproof mean?
Leakproof means resistant to leaks; hermetic, sound; as of a dry cell battery.
What is leakproof in Bengali?
Leakproof in Bengali is ছিদ্র প্রতিরোধক, বায়ুরোধী, নিছিদ্র. See Leakproof meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is leakproof?
Leakproof can be an adjective or a verb.
How do you pronounce leakproof?
Leakproof is pronounced /ˈliːkpɹuf/.

Words near leakproof in the dictionary

  1. leaking like a sieve
  2. leaking out
  3. leakings
  4. leakless
  5. leaklessness
  6. leakproof
  7. leakproofed
  8. leakproofing
  9. leakproofness
  10. leakproofs
  11. leaks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: leakproof (page history and authors); leakproof (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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