water-tight
water-tight is the alternative form of watertight.
Meaning of watertight
Adjective
watertight (comparative more watertight, superlative most watertight)
- So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.
- What a day, eh? Demmy, it's like the commencement of the rainy season in Bengal. But you'll find my carriage is watertight. Come along, my mother and Emmy are in the vestry.1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- waterfast, waterproof, impervious, impermeable
- So devised or planned as to be impossible to defeat, evade or nullify.
- a watertight alibi
Forms of water-tight
| comparative | more water-tight |
|---|---|
| superlative | most water-tight |
Questions about water-tight
- What is water-tight the alternative form of?
- Water-tight is the alternative form of watertight.
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