waterproof

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

"There are lots of gardening appropriate silhouettes on the runways," she says, including aprons, waterproof materials and trench coats.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 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

It rode down empty highways in a fireproof, waterproof case, escorted by Secret Service agents.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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

There's a crackling of waterproofs as tourists rush to pull cameras and phones from their pockets.

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2018

The interesting thing about the man was that he had no pack, and so no waterproofs, and was wearing shorts and sneakers.

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

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

Way back when the creek had water in it, I came floating down it in a wicker basket waterproofed with pitch.

From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson

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

The works then progresses over the following months to bridge waterproofing, concrete repairs, resurfacing, expansion joint replacements, edge beam strengthening, and barrier upgrades.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2025

European engineers make wide use of mortar coatings for waterproofing tanks and reservoirs and appear to have good success with them.

From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Halbert Powers Gillette