watertight

Words with a similar base: watertight

'watertight'

[watertight.s.01] as in: not allowing water to pass in or out

'watertight'

[unassailable.s.03] as in: without flaws or loopholes

Examples:
an ironclad contract
a watertight alibi
a bulletproof argument

Origins

					watertight (English)
├── tight (English)
│   └── thight (Middle English (1100-1500))
│       └── þéttr (Old Norse)
└── water (English)
    └── water (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── wæter (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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