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WATERTIGHT [2 records]

Record 1 2018-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waterproofing (Construction)
  • Shipbuilding
DEF

[That is] designed to withstand a static head of water without any leakage.

Key term(s)
  • water tight

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étanchéité (Construction)
  • Constructions navales
DEF

[Qui est] conçu pour résister, sans fuite, à la pression d'une charge statique d'eau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Impermeabilización (Construcción)
  • Construcción naval
CONT

Estanco al agua significa capaz de impedir el paso del agua a través de la estructura en ambos sentidos con el apropiado margen de resistencia a la presión debida a la máxima columna de agua que pueda tener que soportar.

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Record 2 1998-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Petrography
DEF

Said of a rock strata that is impermeable to water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Pétrographie

Spanish

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