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sailorproof

sailorproof adjective: resistant to damage caused by sailors.

Adjective

sailorproof (comparative more sailorproof, superlative most sailorproof)

  1. (humorous) Resistant to damage caused by sailors.
    • Don't throw away those special tools though — 'cause, after all, nothing is absolutely sailorproof!1978, Coast Guard Engineer's Digest, numbers 198-204, page 50
    • Vessels can be foolproof but not sailorproof1981, Western Fisheries, volume 103, page 46

Forms of sailorproof

comparativemore sailorproof
superlativemost sailorproof
alternative formsailor-proof

Origin of sailorproof

From sailor + -proof.

Questions about sailorproof

What does sailorproof mean?
Sailorproof means resistant to damage caused by sailors.
What part of speech is sailorproof?
Sailorproof is an adjective.

Words near sailorproof in the dictionary

  1. sailorless
  2. sailorlike
  3. sailorly
  4. sailorman
  5. sailormen
  6. sailorproof
  7. sailors
  8. Sailors Falls
  9. Sailors Gully
  10. Sailors Hill
  11. sailorwoman

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