waterproof
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"The 2,000-foot-long basin was drained" and "a tinted polyurea liner" was installed in the pool to "waterproof and protect the concrete pool surface", the NPS outlined in its statement.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Each animal was equipped with a waterproof heart rate monitor, dive recorder, and radio transmitter.
From Science Daily ● May 9, 2026
Rubber was popular in the early 19th century because it was waterproof and flexible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
Elon Musk tweeted in 2022 that the Cybertruck “will be waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
Those experiences had happened with her old robotic body, but now she had a different body, and only hours earlier, he had learned that his mother was waterproof.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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"If I get wet, I get wet. I just don't like wearing waterproofs, 'cos you sweat too much."
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
And whoever's hiding under the menacing waterproofs isn't happy with them.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2025
I packed as I would for a hostile assignment: Layers and waterproofs to account for the notoriously moody weather.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2022
When the weather turned sour, as it has the tendency to do in Scotland, Timberlake was prepared with a pair of waterproofs from Ralph Lauren RLX, a G/FORE umbrella and a matching Clubglove golf towel.
From Golf Digest ● Sep. 28, 2019
Worst of all, you don’t even stay dry; the waterproofs keep out the rain but make you sweat so much that soon you are clammily sodden.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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The entire audience area was gutted and rebuilt, new foundations were poured in the basement and spaces were waterproofed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2024
Teflon was also used to make the DEG, which was waterproofed and covered with a conductive fabric to act as the electrodes.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 17, 2024
They are used in thousands of common household products, particularly those that are meant to be waterproofed or stain-resistant.
From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2023
Jeep’s are meant to be taken off-road, and as such, the company claims its electronic are properly sealed and waterproofed.
From The Verge ● Sep. 29, 2021
He has galoshes that buckle on over his shoes instead of leather boots waterproofed with bacon grease.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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At 443 Greenwich, the offering plan called for a brand new “green roof” with multiple layers of waterproofing, but condo owners alleged that the roof actually installed was a cheaper version.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The other thing—the much better-known thing—is that they’re putting a waterproofing coating down at the bottom of the pool.
From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2026
Seabirds are especially at risk because oil destroyed the waterproofing of their feathers, leading to hypothermia and drowning.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
Their analysis showed that the waterproofing material was made from animal fat mixed with pine pitch.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 16, 2026
It has also found application in the preparation of belting for machinery, as well as for the construction of the handles of knives and surgical instruments, whilst the inferior qualities are used for waterproofing.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various