Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Proof against rain; not admitting the entrance of rain or penetration by it; rain-tight; water-proof in a shower.

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Examples

  • It had been coated with some sort of rain-proof paint or lacquer made out of asphalt or something.

    THE HUSSY 2010

  • It will basically be flood reports throughout the weekend, and hopefully those living in less than rain-proof accommodations will have homes when this is over.

    T'is the Season 2006

  • Take the Metro downtown, get a mocha, check out a copy of Ghost World, and read in the rain-proof and centrally heated and cooled comfort of the Central Library.

    The greatest misfortune that ever befell man was the invention of printing. | Seattle Metblogs 2008

  • It will basically be flood reports throughout the weekend, and hopefully those living in less than rain-proof accommodations will have homes when this is over.

    T'is the Season 2006

  • It will basically be flood reports throughout the weekend, and hopefully those living in less than rain-proof accommodations will have homes when this is over.

    T'is the Season 2006

  • For a while it was just my jacket which was pretty rain-proof – score one for me and the bottom half of my jeans getting drenched.

    Getting Caught in the Rain | Motivational Humor from the Motivational Smart Ass! 2008

  • It will basically be flood reports throughout the weekend, and hopefully those living in less than rain-proof accommodations will have homes when this is over.

    T'is the Season 2006

  • It will basically be flood reports throughout the weekend, and hopefully those living in less than rain-proof accommodations will have homes when this is over.

    T'is the Season 2006

  • It will basically be flood reports throughout the weekend, and hopefully those living in less than rain-proof accommodations will have homes when this is over.

    T'is the Season 2006

  • With the jazz in the background and people walking on the rain-proof platforms or huddling under free umbrellas, the experience felt like a posh-ified Glastonbury.

    Taste of London: The Aftermath Annemarie 2007

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