"waterproof" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: waterproof [positive], more waterproof [comparative], most waterproof [superlative]
Etymology: water + -proof Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|water|proof}} water + -proof Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is waterproof, water cannot go through it.
    Sense id: simple-waterproof-en-adj-QERT9ZBA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -proof
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