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Etymology

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From weather +‎ tight.

Adjective

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weathertight (comparative more weathertight, superlative most weathertight)

  1. Sealed against the wind and rain.
    Synonym: weatherproof
    • 1771, [Tobias Smollett], “To Dr. Lewis”, in The Expedition of Humphry Clinker [], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: [] W. Johnston, []; and B. Collins, [], →OCLC:
      In one week, my house was made weather-tight, and thoroughly cleansed from top to bottom []
    • 1868–1869, Robert Browning, “(please specify the page)”, in The Ring and the Book. [], volumes (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Smith, Elder and Co., →OCLC:
      There's a rubble-stone / Unfit for the front o’ the building, stuff to stow / In a gap behind and keep us weather-tight; / There’s porphyry for the prominent place. Good lack!
    • 1976, Kurt Vonnegut, chapter 3, in Slapstick, Delacorte Press, page 35:
      Their brownstone still stands, and it is still snug and weathertight.