adjective
- not allowing water to enter or pass through
- having no flaws or weaknesses; impossible to dispute or defeat
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The submarine’s hull must be completely watertight.
- Make sure the container is watertight before storing it underwater.
- The boat’s watertight compartments prevented it from sinking.
- Her alibi was watertight – no one could question it.
- The lawyer presented a watertight case to the jury.
- We need a watertight agreement that covers all possibilities.
- The prosecution’s argument wasn’t watertight enough to convince the judge.