shockproof

[ shok-proof ]

adjective
  1. Also shock-proof . (of timepieces, machinery, etc.) protected against damage resulting from anticipated shocks.

verb (used with object)
  1. to protect (timepieces, machinery, etc.) against damage resulting from anticipated shocks.

Origin of shockproof

1
First recorded in 1910–15; shock1 + -proof

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How to use shockproof in a sentence

  • These gloves are used for handling wires in which current might be on, and are practically shock-proof.

  • I tell you, she would listen to me by the hour, evolving my plans for a shock-proof world.

    The Good Soldier | Ford Madox Ford
  • The thing wasn't fuzed for impact, then, but for time; and the activating mechanism would be shell-and shock-proof.

    Triplanetary | Edward Elmer Smith
  • He had thought he was shock-proof, that nothing could jar him.

    Sinister Paradise | Robert Moore Williams
  • Wire cables within walls and cords on appliances are all insulated with a shock proof covering.

British Dictionary definitions for shockproof

shockproof

/ (ˈʃɒkˌpruːf) /


adjective
  1. capable of absorbing shock without damage: a shockproof watch

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