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# watertight

adjective

«watertight» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Watertight means so closely made that no water can get in or out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watertight/#m1)

### In the lessons

a hat, boat or container that keeps the water out, sometimes said of a plan with no gaps

### Examples

- The hat was a deep tarpaulin, watertight, with a broad brim. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watertight/#x1)
- Check the boat is watertight before you go out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watertight/#x2)
- Our story needs a watertight reason for the bear's escape. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watertight/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «watertight» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watertight/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«watertight» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/watertight.html) on Mova free.