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US
/ˈwɔtɝˌpɹufɪŋ/
]
[ UK /wˈɔːtəpɹˌuːfɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /wˈɔːtəpɹˌuːfɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
- a coating capable of making a surface waterproof
- the act of treating something to make it repel water
How To Use waterproofing In A Sentence
- Enclosed are ideas for embellishing your fabric and waterproofing it to make a beautiful raincoat.
- I'd like to have those cracks filled, but when I called a waterproofing company they offered to put in a French drain and sump pump for $10,000. RutlandHerald.com
- External lipid barriers spread by wiping provide a logical means of waterproofing when the skin doesn't do the job on its own.
- The group channel was put back into the sets and the operators set to work waterproofing the vehicles.
- VC provides 'waterproofing' in utero, allowing skin to grow in wet conditions, while after birth it hydrates and cleanses, even healing when applied to ulcers. THE MEDICAL NEWS
- We do sandblast on occasion, as when topping slabs over waterproofing membrane where runoff would create a problem, or when the architect is adamant about the sandblast texture.
- Expect to learn about the workings of a Highland shieling summer grazing in the high mountains, the method for waterproofing boots when going duck shooting in a marsh, castle architecture, battle tactics and strategy. Archive 2006-10-01
- So-called waterproofing processes, making the shoe air-tight as well as waterproof, should be avoided. Vitality Supreme
- Investigations revealed the cause to be a breakdown of the waterproofing to the bolts on the base plates supporting the balustrades.
- Parking problems have been heightened in recent weeks with the multi-storey's two upper open deck levels being closed due to resurfacing and waterproofing works.