waterproof
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Donald Howkins, from Buckingham, served as a gunner in the Middlesex Regiment and helped waterproof vehicles and ammunition for the Normandy invasion before landing at Gold Beach.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
With extreme weather events becoming increasingly frequent as a result of climate change, the Netherlands will have to rethink a strategy that has until now been "waterproof."
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Despite the "frightening" situation, Marley remained calm and used a mobile phone kept in a waterproof pouch to contact his nan on shore, who called 999.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
A waterproof coating allows the cathode to keep functioning, and the vertical layout helps it dry gradually after water recedes.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2026
“Well, I am a bit,” said the boy, shaking his waterproof coat outside before letting her take it.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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
Its volunteers are allowed onto sites to salvage sleeping bags, roll mats, tents, clothes, waterproofs and blankets, once everyone has left.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2019
There's a crackling of waterproofs as tourists rush to pull cameras and phones from their pockets.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2018
I hadn’t expected to need any kind of outerwear beyond possibly my trusty waterproofs, which of course I didn’t have either.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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
As Google showed, that doesn’t necessarily require adding an extra physical key that has to be waterproofed.
From The Verge ● Jul. 30, 2022
The new equipment also included the most sophisticated metal detectors ever invented and waterproofed iPads that enabled the team’s divers to map the location of each new artifact that was discovered in real time.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
On St Kilda, before the archipelago was abandoned in 1930, birds were killed for their meat and also oils for fuel and waterproofing, while the feathers were used for clothing and bedding.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
That part—putting the waterproofing on the pool—may not hurt.
From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2026
The combination will bring together QXO’s leading positions in roofing, waterproofing, lumber-related building materials, and associated products with TopBuild’s insulation capabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 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
Because of his confidence, before a frontier had been crossed he had bought or contracted for large quantities of shoes and cloths and waterproofing.
From The Guarded Heights by Wadsworth Camp
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