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weatherproof

[ weth-er-proof ]

adjective

  1. able to withstand exposure to all kinds of weather.


verb (used with object)

  1. to make (something) weatherproof.

weatherproof

/ ˈwɛðəˌpruːf /

adjective

  1. designed or able to withstand exposure to weather without deterioration


verb

  1. tr to render (something) weatherproof

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Derived Forms

  • ˈweatherˌproofness, noun

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Other Words From

  • weather·proofness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of weatherproof1

First recorded in 1610–20; weather + -proof

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Example Sentences

Weatherproof shelters had to be built as rapidly as possible.

Even a new overcoat, though warm and weatherproof, afforded him little joy, being itself a sample of Mr. Quinn's frieze.

Regular meals and weatherproof lodgings will not do this long.

You have a weatherproof soul; and your common sense is as starched as your Sunday cap used to be!

The last on the left, being more weatherproof than the others, was used as a granary.

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