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vedenpitävä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • airtight adj Sealed so tightly that no air or gas can pass in or out.
  • waterproof adj Not letting water pass through; able to keep water out completely.
  • watertight adj Sealed so tightly that water cannot get in or out.

Senses

vedenpitävä is used for these senses in English:

  • airtight (figuratively) Having no weak points or flaws.
  • waterproof Made of or covered with material that doesn't allow water in.
  • watertight So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.
  • watertight (figurative) So devised or planned as to be impossible to defeat, evade or nullify.

airtight — full definition

  1. adj Sealed so tightly that no air or gas can pass in or out.
  2. adj So carefully reasoned or well-supported that it has no weak points; impossible to refute.

waterproof — full definition

  1. adj Not letting water pass through; able to keep water out completely.
  2. verb To treat something so that water cannot get through it.
  3. noun A garment or material made to keep water out.

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