different between waterproof vs southwester

English

Etymology

water +? -proof

Adjective

waterproof (comparative more waterproof, superlative most waterproof)

1. Unaffected by water.
2. Made of or covered with material that doesn't allow water in.
3. (figuratively) Incapable of failing; unassailable.
   • 1931, The British Clay Worker

     The only waterproof plan and the one increasingly adopted by leading trades is the consolidation of the interests of all parties in a scheme of amalgamation.

   • 2001, W. A. M. van Dijk, J. L. Hovens, Netherlands. Koninklijke Marechaussee, Arresting war criminals

     Especially within an international framework, guarding this process is of the utmost importance. The eyes of the world are focussed on the action at hand and demand a waterproof plan and execution.

   • 2013, Barry Davies, Soldier of Fortune Guide to How to Disappear and Never Be Found, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ?ISBN

     Unless you have a 100 percent waterproof plan to defraud insurance companies, I would suggest you don't do it.

Synonyms

• (made of a material that doesn't allow water in): watertight

Translations

Verb

waterproof (third-person singular simple present waterproofs, present participle waterproofing, simple past and past participle waterproofed)

1. To make waterproof or water-resistant.

Translations

Noun

waterproof (plural waterproofs)

1. A substance or preparation for rendering cloth, leather, etc., impervious to water.
2. Cloth made waterproof, or any article made of such cloth, or of other waterproof material, as rubber; especially, an outer garment made of such material.

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English waterproof.

Adjective

waterproof (invariable)

1. waterproof (all senses)

   Synonym: impermeabile

English

Alternative forms

• sou'wester

Etymology

southwest +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?st?(?)

Noun

southwester (plural southwesters)

1. A strong wind blowing from the southwest.
2. (more often sou'wester) A waterproof hat, often of oilskin, designed to repel wind and rain.
3. (more often sou'wester) A long raincoat, often worn at sea.

Synonyms

• (a waterproof hat): cape ann

Derived terms

• southwesterly

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