"all-weather" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} all-weather (not comparable)
  1. Not affected by climatic conditions; capable of normal operation regardless of precipitation, wind, sun, etc. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-all-weather-en-adj-SHpMX7Yg Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. (figuratively) Always there when needed, reliable, dependable, loyal, faithful. Tags: figuratively, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-all-weather-en-adj-UWXMdaNS Categories (other): English terms with collocations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: all-weather tyre Related terms: through thick and thin
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