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Meanings of rainproof in inglés

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 inglés
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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
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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,...
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She selected a rainproof windcheater and a peaked cap.
Kennedy's brain
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He had to make the shelter coldproof and rainproof.
Brian's winter
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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
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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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