Leakproof

Quick meaning: Leakproof is an adjective meaning Resistant to leaks; hermetic, sound; as of a dry cell battery.

Meaning

Resistant to leaks; hermetic, sound; as of a dry cell battery.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To make resistant to leakage.

Example Sentences

1967, Edward Locker Delmar-Morgan, Maintenance of Inboard Engines, Newnes (1967), p. 115, "There are two subdivisions in the flashlight dry cell range, the ordinary cheap one and the better-quality leakproof cell."

1929, Victor Wilfred Pagé, Modern Aviation Engines: design-construction-operation and repair, […], Norman W. Henley Publishing Company (1929), p. 1589, "Leakproof tanks shall be provided on all airplanes for service use unless the tanks are completely protected by armor."

1904, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (Great Britain), Bulletin, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (Great Britain) (1904), p. 22, "In mining work difficult laying conditions, limited space, and movements of the ground, all combine to make the installation of a leakproof main with ordinary joints a very difficult matter."

Word Forms

• leak-proof
• leakproofs
• leakproofing
• leakproofed

Synonyms for leakproof

Depending on context, synonyms include seaworthy, watertight.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include watertight, seaworthy, airtight, gastight, leak-proof, waterproof.

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