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Water-tight

Water-tight \Wa"ter-tight`\, a. So tight as to retain, or not to admit, water; not leaky.

Usage examples of "water-tight".

They made good houses, water-tight and draftless, room for twenty-four families, one family in each end of each car.

They cheered the arrival of the Pearl, some wading out to float the water-tight supplies in to shore.

Such was the case with the water-tight arrangement in the hydraulic press.

On the other hand, the moment the pressure was let off and the ram desired to return, the collar collapsed and the ram slid gently down, perfectly free and yet perfectly water-tight.

Wilson, who was an extremely active seaman, measuring about five feet three inches in height, of a robust habit, generally dressed himself in what he called a MONKEY JACKET, made of thick duffle cloth, with a pair of Dutchman's petticoat trousers, reaching only to his knees, where they were met with a pair of long water-tight boots.