watertightadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtətʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdərˌtaɪt/,

/ˈwɑdərˌtaɪt/

Forms: see water n. and tight adj., adv., and n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., tight adj.

Etymology: < water n. + tight adj. Compare Middle Dutch waterdicht (Dutch waterdicht ), German wasserdicht (17th cent.). Compare earlier waterthight adj.

A. adj.

1. Constructed, fastened, or fitted so as to prevent the passage or leaking of water.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > waterproof or watertight

waterthight1387

staunch1412

watertight1489

thight1501

waterfast1518

waterproof1725

drop-dry1844

stanching1852

moisture-proof1867

damp-proof1870

damp-proofed1962

the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [adjective] > stopping up or blocking > without leak or tight > specific

watertight1489

wind-tight1507

wind and water tighta1550

weatherproof1647

weather-tight1648

wind-fast1648

airtight1728

steam-tight1765

waterproofed1813

gas-tight1819

acid-proof1844

gas-proof1846

oil-tight1847

mudproof1897

pressure-tight1899

draught-proof1908

weather-stripped1908

spill-proof1920

vacuum-tight1927

splash-proof1929

vapour-proof1946

1489 Protocol Bk. J. Young (Sc. Rec. Soc.) (1952) 55 Scho to uphold the said land watertech.

1507 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 23 Yat they..y^e said tenement..shall kepe, repaire and mayntene, wynd tyght, water tyght.

1574 in F. G. Emmison Essex Wills (1986) (modernized text) IX. 96 Agnes my wife..to keep the home windtight and watertight.

?1612 T. Milles Out-port Customers Acct. sig. B2 Her Houses neither Wind-tight, nor Water-tight.

1648 in J. Davidson Inverurie & Earldom of Garioch (1878) (modernized text) 302 The heritors in all parishes are ordained to keep the kirk wind-fast and water-tight.

1760 London Mag. 29 351/2 Good water-tight locks are frequent in the French artificial navigations.

1787 Trans. Soc. Arts 5 202 The joint between the cylindrical Valve, and the inside cylinder upon which it slides, is perfectly water tight.

1834 F. Marryat Jacob Faithful III. xi. 189 All the nails in Birmingham won't make this boat water-tight.

1873 B. Stewart Conservation of Energy ii. 32 Each of these cylinders is provided with a water-tight piston.

1930 Engineering 17 Jan. 69/1 The buoyancy chamber..is divided by a longitudinal watertight bulkhead along the centre line.

1981 N.Y. Times 29 Aug. i. 8/2 The watertight door was removed or propped open because it was in a heavily trafficked area.

2003 Better Homes & Gardens Sept. 146/1 Until now, it's been almost impossible to create a watertight seal by using plastic wrap.

2. figurative. Invulnerable, impregnable; incontrovertible; without loopholes or flaws.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [adjective]

sickera1400

undoubtingc1400

undoubtablec1425

doubtlessc1440

unsoilablec1449

unwithsayablec1450

undoubtedc1460

indoubted?1467

indubitate1480

undubitate1482

unrepugnablea1500

infallible1526

questionless1532

insoluble1533

irrefragable1533

undoubtful1533

inexpugnablea1535

uncontrolleda1535

undeniable1541

indisputable1551

indoubtable1557

unsoluble1559

uncontrollable1577

infringible1581

irreprovable1581

ungainsaid1587

unquestionable1587

unquarrelled1588

peremptory1589

irrefragatea1592

unrefellable1593

unrefutable1594

controversiless1604

unquestioned1604

undisputable1605

impleadable1606

contradictless1607

unargued1609

unchallengeable1611

uncontroversable1617

ungainsayable1618

irrefutable1620

indeniable1621

undenied1621

incontradictable1624

indenied1624

indubious1625

indubitable1625

undisputeda1627

uncontroversed1634

unchallengeda1639

God-given1642

indisputed1643

unconfutable1643

undubitable1643

incontrollable1646

incontrovertible1646

unquarrellable1646

watertight1647

unquaerable1657

uncontrovertible1664

incontestable1673

inconfutable1679

uncontestable1681

uncontested1683

uncontradictory1698

uncontradictable1707

incontested1712

irrevinciblea1746

contestlessa1750

innegable1772

irrecusable1776

unrebuttable1804

unassailable1830

unimpugnable1832

irrebuttablea1834

unquibbled1860

inarguablea1875

automatic1877

inoppugnable1885

indiscussible1893

indiscutable1933

1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 33 There is good hope, when peace is setled, people shall dwell more wind-tight and water-tight than formerly.

1892 Daily News 12 Jan. 4/7 The most watertight scheme hitherto proposed is undoubtedly Mr. Charles Booth's.

1903 ‘T. Collins’ Such is Life i. 58 I'll..invent a good watertight lie.

1935 W. Duke Skin for Skin 54 His alibi was watertight, impregnable, safe.

1940 R. S. Lambert Ariel & all his Quality ii. 43 Programme and administrative staff had not been divided into watertight..categories.

1959 R. Heywood Sixth Sense xiii. 126 No absolutely watertight method of establishing the source of statements made by sensitives has been discovered.

1990 Yachting Feb. 32/1 Only Horizon offers a warranty this watertight.

2006 M. Ronan Symmetry & Monster xii. 146 In mathematics one needs watertight proofs.

B. n.

†1. Scottish. The state of being impervious to water; watertightness. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [noun] > waterproof or watertight condition

watertight1539

watertightness1826

waterproofness1860

waterproofing1879

1539 in J. Imrie et al. Burgh Court Bk. Selkirk (1960) 213 Anent the vatter tycht of that hous, ‘I saw part of droppis in to it bot I sawe that the saidis gudis incurit na danger.’

2. A watertight boot. Usually in plural.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > boot > [noun] > waterproof

watertight1829

1829 Standard 16 Jan. King had the blanket and sheet, and a new pair of water-tights.

1867 J. T. Thomson Rambles with Philosopher iii. 14 A shoemaker..beating time with his mallet on the hob-nails of an old water-tight that he was repairing.

1886 T. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge II. iii. 38 Time-stiffened water-tights reappeared.

1905 W. Satchell Toll of Bush xx. 215 At length he came to a standstill before a pair of watertights.

1944 Montgomeryshire Coll. 48 210 The usual heavy home made shoes were called watertights; they were hobnailed and if desired had brass eyelets in the lace holes.

2007 S. Everingham Wild Ride i. i. 7 Trousers were stuffed inside high jackboots or were worn over laced-up watertights.

Compounds

watertight compartment n. a waterproof space or container; esp. each of the compartments, with watertight partitions, into which the interior of a large ship is now usually divided for safety; also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > bottom or part under water > [noun] > hold > watertight compartment

watertight compartment1800

compartment1866

1800 Patent in Repertory Arts & Manufactures (1801) 14 369 The wheels..may be fixed in narrow water-tight compartments, or boxes.

1827 Kaleidoscope 18 Dec. 193/2 The plan of dividing ships into separate water-tight compartments has been in use amongst the Chinese for centuries.

1902 J. Smith Integr. Script. vi. 209 That faith in the Bible..must be kept in a water-tight compartment, jealously excluded from the least contact with criticism.

2004 B. Bunch & A. Hellemans Hist. Sci. & Technol. 135/2 The Chinese ship called the junk has..a hold divided into watertight compartments.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	watertight
释义	watertightadj.n. Brit. /ˈwɔːtətʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈwɔdərˌtaɪt/, /ˈwɑdərˌtaɪt/ Forms: see water n. and tight adj., adv., and n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., tight adj. Etymology: < water n. + tight adj. Compare Middle Dutch waterdicht (Dutch waterdicht ), German wasserdicht (17th cent.). Compare earlier waterthight adj. A. adj. 1. Constructed, fastened, or fitted so as to prevent the passage or leaking of water. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > waterproof or watertight waterthight1387 staunch1412 watertight1489 thight1501 waterfast1518 waterproof1725 drop-dry1844 stanching1852 moisture-proof1867 damp-proof1870 damp-proofed1962 the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [adjective] > stopping up or blocking > without leak or tight > specific watertight1489 wind-tight1507 wind and water tighta1550 weatherproof1647 weather-tight1648 wind-fast1648 airtight1728 steam-tight1765 waterproofed1813 gas-tight1819 acid-proof1844 gas-proof1846 oil-tight1847 mudproof1897 pressure-tight1899 draught-proof1908 weather-stripped1908 spill-proof1920 vacuum-tight1927 splash-proof1929 vapour-proof1946 1489 Protocol Bk. J. Young (Sc. Rec. Soc.) (1952) 55 Scho to uphold the said land watertech. 1507 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 23 Yat they..y^e said tenement..shall kepe, repaire and mayntene, wynd tyght, water tyght. 1574 in F. G. Emmison Essex Wills (1986) (modernized text) IX. 96 Agnes my wife..to keep the home windtight and watertight. ?1612 T. Milles Out-port Customers Acct. sig. B2 Her Houses neither Wind-tight, nor Water-tight. 1648 in J. Davidson Inverurie & Earldom of Garioch (1878) (modernized text) 302 The heritors in all parishes are ordained to keep the kirk wind-fast and water-tight. 1760 London Mag. 29 351/2 Good water-tight locks are frequent in the French artificial navigations. 1787 Trans. Soc. Arts 5 202 The joint between the cylindrical Valve, and the inside cylinder upon which it slides, is perfectly water tight. 1834 F. Marryat Jacob Faithful III. xi. 189 All the nails in Birmingham won't make this boat water-tight. 1873 B. Stewart Conservation of Energy ii. 32 Each of these cylinders is provided with a water-tight piston. 1930 Engineering 17 Jan. 69/1 The buoyancy chamber..is divided by a longitudinal watertight bulkhead along the centre line. 1981 N.Y. Times 29 Aug. i. 8/2 The watertight door was removed or propped open because it was in a heavily trafficked area. 2003 Better Homes & Gardens Sept. 146/1 Until now, it's been almost impossible to create a watertight seal by using plastic wrap. 2. figurative. Invulnerable, impregnable; incontrovertible; without loopholes or flaws. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [adjective] sickera1400 undoubtingc1400 undoubtablec1425 doubtlessc1440 unsoilablec1449 unwithsayablec1450 undoubtedc1460 indoubted?1467 indubitate1480 undubitate1482 unrepugnablea1500 infallible1526 questionless1532 insoluble1533 irrefragable1533 undoubtful1533 inexpugnablea1535 uncontrolleda1535 undeniable1541 indisputable1551 indoubtable1557 unsoluble1559 uncontrollable1577 infringible1581 irreprovable1581 ungainsaid1587 unquestionable1587 unquarrelled1588 peremptory1589 irrefragatea1592 unrefellable1593 unrefutable1594 controversiless1604 unquestioned1604 undisputable1605 impleadable1606 contradictless1607 unargued1609 unchallengeable1611 uncontroversable1617 ungainsayable1618 irrefutable1620 indeniable1621 undenied1621 incontradictable1624 indenied1624 indubious1625 indubitable1625 undisputeda1627 uncontroversed1634 unchallengeda1639 God-given1642 indisputed1643 unconfutable1643 undubitable1643 incontrollable1646 incontrovertible1646 unquarrellable1646 watertight1647 unquaerable1657 uncontrovertible1664 incontestable1673 inconfutable1679 uncontestable1681 uncontested1683 uncontradictory1698 uncontradictable1707 incontested1712 irrevinciblea1746 contestlessa1750 innegable1772 irrecusable1776 unrebuttable1804 unassailable1830 unimpugnable1832 irrebuttablea1834 unquibbled1860 inarguablea1875 automatic1877 inoppugnable1885 indiscussible1893 indiscutable1933 1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 33 There is good hope, when peace is setled, people shall dwell more wind-tight and water-tight than formerly. 1892 Daily News 12 Jan. 4/7 The most watertight scheme hitherto proposed is undoubtedly Mr. Charles Booth's. 1903 ‘T. Collins’ Such is Life i. 58 I'll..invent a good watertight lie. 1935 W. Duke Skin for Skin 54 His alibi was watertight, impregnable, safe. 1940 R. S. Lambert Ariel & all his Quality ii. 43 Programme and administrative staff had not been divided into watertight..categories. 1959 R. Heywood Sixth Sense xiii. 126 No absolutely watertight method of establishing the source of statements made by sensitives has been discovered. 1990 Yachting Feb. 32/1 Only Horizon offers a warranty this watertight. 2006 M. Ronan Symmetry & Monster xii. 146 In mathematics one needs watertight proofs. B. n. †1. Scottish. The state of being impervious to water; watertightness. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [noun] > waterproof or watertight condition watertight1539 watertightness1826 waterproofness1860 waterproofing1879 1539 in J. Imrie et al. Burgh Court Bk. Selkirk (1960) 213 Anent the vatter tycht of that hous, ‘I saw part of droppis in to it bot I sawe that the saidis gudis incurit na danger.’ 2. A watertight boot. Usually in plural. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > boot > [noun] > waterproof watertight1829 1829 Standard 16 Jan. King had the blanket and sheet, and a new pair of water-tights. 1867 J. T. Thomson Rambles with Philosopher iii. 14 A shoemaker..beating time with his mallet on the hob-nails of an old water-tight that he was repairing. 1886 T. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge II. iii. 38 Time-stiffened water-tights reappeared. 1905 W. Satchell Toll of Bush xx. 215 At length he came to a standstill before a pair of watertights. 1944 Montgomeryshire Coll. 48 210 The usual heavy home made shoes were called watertights; they were hobnailed and if desired had brass eyelets in the lace holes. 2007 S. Everingham Wild Ride i. i. 7 Trousers were stuffed inside high jackboots or were worn over laced-up watertights. Compounds watertight compartment n. a waterproof space or container; esp. each of the compartments, with watertight partitions, into which the interior of a large ship is now usually divided for safety; also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > bottom or part under water > [noun] > hold > watertight compartment watertight compartment1800 compartment1866 1800 Patent in Repertory Arts & Manufactures (1801) 14 369 The wheels..may be fixed in narrow water-tight compartments, or boxes. 1827 Kaleidoscope 18 Dec. 193/2 The plan of dividing ships into separate water-tight compartments has been in use amongst the Chinese for centuries. 1902 J. Smith Integr. Script. vi. 209 That faith in the Bible..must be kept in a water-tight compartment, jealously excluded from the least contact with criticism. 2004 B. Bunch & A. Hellemans Hist. Sci. & Technol. 135/2 The Chinese ship called the junk has..a hold divided into watertight compartments. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1489
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