Definition of WATERTIGHT

watertight

Adjective Satellite

  • not allowing water to pass in or out
  • without flaws or loopholes
    • "a watertight alibi"

Adj

  • So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.
  • So devised or planned as to be impossible to defeat, evade or nullify.

Examples

  • a watertight contract; a watertight regulation

Origin / Etymology

From water + tight. Compare Scots wattirticht (“watertight”), West Frisian wetterticht (“waterproof”), Dutch waterdicht (“waterproof, watertight”), German wasserdicht (“watertight, waterproof”), Danish vandtæt (“watertight”), Swedish vattentät (“watertight, waterproof”).

Scrabble Score: 17

watertight: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
watertight: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
watertight: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

watertight: valid Words With Friends Word