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# watertight

«watertight» in Mova's school dictionary: **so closely made that no water can get in or out** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective

### meaning for a pupil

Watertight means so closely made that no water can get in or out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watertight/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

a hat, boat or container that keeps the water out, sometimes said of a plan with no gaps

### examples

- The hat was a deep tarpaulin, watertight, with a broad brim. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watertight/#x1)
- Check the boat is watertight before you go out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watertight/#x2)
- Our story needs a watertight reason for the bear's escape. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watertight/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «watertight» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watertight/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.