Definitions
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- adjective Resistant to
flooding . - verb transitive To make resistant to flooding.
Etymologies
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Examples
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There, the students worked on a foundation for the house under construction and tarred its basement to make it floodproof.
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There, the students worked on a foundation for the house under construction and tarred its basement to make it floodproof.
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Garden27 The Maldives 400,000 people needing a floodproof home -
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Owners of commercial properties will be allowed to floodproof buildings that cannot be elevated, which involves modifying windows and doors to keep water out.
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Although she didn't have details of what it takes to floodproof a building, O'Donohoe said it involved modifications to the windows and doors to keep water out.
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Owners of commercial properties will be allowed to floodproof buildings that cannot be elevated, which involves modifying windows and doors to keep water out.
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Owners of commercial properties will be allowed to floodproof buildings that cannot be elevated, which involves modifying windows and doors to keep water out.
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Although she didn't have details of what it takes to floodproof a building, O'Donohoe said it involved modifications to the windows and doors to keep water out.
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