water-resistant

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wa·ter-re·sist·ant

[waw-ter-ri-zis-tuhnt, wot-er-]
adjective
resisting though not entirely preventing the penetration of water.

Origin:
1920–25

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water-resistant
 
adj
(esp of fabrics) designed to resist but not entirely prevent the penetration of water

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Water-resistant is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Example sentences
Included water-resistant bag holds the mic and stand.
Since you may be swimming and leaving your possessions unattended, wear a
  cheap, water-resistant watch on beach days.
High voltage cables are typically insulated with special water-resistant
  polymers that have high-dielectric strength.
Printed on tear-resistant, water-resistant synthetic paper.
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