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weatherproof /ˈwɛðəpruːf /adjectiveResistant to the effects of bad weather, especially rain: the building is structurally sound and weatherproof...- This year, the students had put up a temporary weatherproof shelter, the size of a large auditorium, to ensure that both competitors and spectators would not have to worry about a sudden spell of rain literally dampening the proceedings.
- Opposition politicians have slammed a ‘grandiose’ project to install a massive weatherproof plasma TV screen in Hull city centre costing £675,000.
- Firefighters were able to remove all the undamaged furniture and personal effects of the occupiers to a safe storage area before making the property safe and weatherproof.
verb [with object]Make (something) weatherproof: part of his day was spent weatherproofing the house (as adjective weatherproofed) the clocks are weatherproofed and can be sited permanently outdoors if required (as noun modifier weatherproofing) a cladding system with excellent weatherproofing characteristics...- This will prevent intrusion by pigeons and other birds before the building is finally weatherproofed.
- Smoggy pollutants get through even tiny gaps in windows, Morrison notes, especially ones that haven't been weatherproofed.
- Turn the thermostat down, put on a sweater, weatherproof your home and seek out alternative means of heating and powering it.
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