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Meanings of rainproof in English

Not permitting the passage of water.

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Examples for "waterproof"
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It is wipeable as you work on it, waterproof and quite tough.
The Irish Times
2
They enclosed the whole body to the armpits in a waterproof garment.
Ruth Fielding at the War Front; or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldie...
3
He believes it was actually because the tablets used are not waterproof.
Radio NZ
4
It's also waterproof, which makes it great for use on motorcycles, too.
Wired
5
Others have suggested oils in the faeces might help waterproof their coats.
BBC
1
Properly waterproofed, apparently some can pitch it in less than five minutes.
The Irish Times
2
They also often aren't portable or waterproofed for the great outdoors.
Wired
3
He wore thick, waterproofed clothing and carried a heavy satchel with personal belongings.
Mentats of Dune
4
The lagging was then covered with building paper waterproofed with paraffine.
Concrete Construction: Methods and Costs
5
These boats were as much as a foot long and waterproofed.
The Biography of a Rabbit
Usage of rainproof in English
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Patrick Connolly is skilled at building seacraft, rather than rainproof sculptures.
The Irish Times
2
Friday's programme was wrecked by rain and America's rainproof gear leaked.
The Guardian
3
Both models are rainproof and require batteries, but each has a distinct personality.
Wired
4
A more suitable and rainproof roof could scarcely be designed.
Argentina from a British Point of View, and Notes on Argentine L...
5
Cravenette-Clothstreated and finished before weaving by an improved process which renders them rainproof.
Textiles and Clothing
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Silk and woolen materials for umbrella making, raincoats, etc., are expected to be rainproof.
Textiles, for Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools ...
7
The interior was perfectly dry, rainproof and (from all quarters but one) windproof.
The Fool Errant / Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley,...
8
She selected a rainproof windcheater and a peaked cap.
Kennedy's brain
9
He had to make the shelter coldproof and rainproof.
Brian's winter
10
Clad in rainproof hats and coats taken from the warehouse, they trudged, heads down, behind Locks.
Dayworld Rebel
11
In the rainproof coat which he wore was a respirator, oxygenated, as well as sundry little tools.
Till the Clock Stops
12
Normally, natural materials such as thatch from palm trees and shrubs provide cheap, relatively cool and rainproof roofing.
Reuters
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To be sure, we slept on bare floors, but the roof was rainproof, which was the essential thing.
Kitchener's Mob: Adventures of an American in the British Army
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Really, it was quite a comfortable abode, cool and rainproof, especially after Bastin had built his hut in which to cook.
When the World Shook / Being an Account of the Great Adventure o...
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They have a rainproof marquee space outside and the plan is to open in the evening soon, serving steak-frites and fresh-off-the-boat fish.
The Guardian
16
But he stripped quite clean the wagon which had fallen in the gully, even carrying away the canvas cover, which was rainproof.
The Last of the Chiefs: A Story of the Great Sioux War
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