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Emperor penguins rely on stable sea ice to live, hunt and breed and their chicks can perish if they fall in freezing water before developing waterproof feathers.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

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

Many still made it through, planning their crossings with waterproof bags for phones, cash and other essentials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

When he had dug his great chamber and his four emergency exits and his waterproof deluge room, the gopher began to store food.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

And whoever's hiding under the menacing waterproofs isn't happy with them.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2025

Remember to take wellies, waterproofs and warm layers in case the weather takes a turn or gets cold at night.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 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

There is no pleasure in walking in waterproofs.

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

Frightful dropped lower on the spruce tree and waterproofed her feathers with the oil from her tail gland.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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

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

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

In constructing sidewalls the alternative was allowed of placing the waterproofing layer between a 4-in. outside wall of brick laid in asphalt and the concrete lining.

From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Halbert Powers Gillette