all-weather

[ awl-weth-er ]

adjective
  1. designed to operate or be usable in any type of weather: an all-weather coat; an all-weather shelter.

  2. capable of resisting damage from exposure to any climatic conditions; weatherproof: an all-weather paint.

  1. in or including all types of weather: years of all-weather experience in the Arctic.

Origin of all-weather

1
First recorded in 1955–60

Words Nearby all-weather

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How to use all-weather in a sentence

  • Eco-Extreme all-weather Portable Speaker, $50.00 at Urban Outfitters   3.

  • The big merit of the seaside links, which the inland can never hope to match, is that it is such a good all-weather course.

    Fifty Years of Golf | Horace G. Hutchinson
  • Now, we want to know how to make an all-weather suit, and we want to know fast.

    The Standardized Man | Stephen Bartholomew
  • This being recognised, there was strenuous effort to produce an “all-weather” machine.

    The Aeroplane | Claude Grahame-White and Harry Harper
  • These are considered all-weather roads, although those in the mountains may be closed by snows.

    Area Handbook for Albania | Eugene K. Keefe

British Dictionary definitions for all-weather

all-weather

adjective
  1. denoting a track, course, or pitch for athletic events or horse racing, made from material which is suitable for use in all weather conditions

noun
  1. Also: allweather an all-weather track or pitch

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