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单词 watertight
释义 watertight
\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English water thicht, from water + thicht, thight, tight tight — more at tight
1. : of such precision of construction or fit as to be impermeable to water except when under sufficient pressure to produce structural discontinuity by rupture
 < a watertight flashing >
 < watertight joints >
2. : so devised (as in planning or phrasing) as to leave no possibility of misconstruction or evasion
 < a watertight lease >
 < the precautions taken against cheating were watertight — A.G.N.Flew >
 < has created a watertight and very real world of his own — C.J.Rolo >
wa·ter·tight·ness noun
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