water-resistant
Example Sentences
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I have one of those sports fabric shirts for breathability, and I put on a two-layer coat, so it has the thermal fleece on the inside and a water-resistant outer layer.
From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026
The substances have incredibly strong bonds which giving them properties such as being water-resistant and oil-resistant and they are cheap to manufacture.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026
It is a company making safety-compliant workboots and water-resistant cargo pants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
The process resembles natural strategies seen in diving bell spiders, which carry air bubbles underwater, and in fire ants, which form floating rafts using their water-resistant bodies.
From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026
At his side was his long bow, carefully wrapped in water-resistant flying-dragon skin, and from the belt which supported his short breeches of tanned duocorn hide swung a two-foot blade—half wood-knife, half sword.
From Star Born by Norton, Andre
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