How do you pronounce watertight?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɔː.tə.taɪt/.

watertight

/ˈwɔː.tə.taɪt/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

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"What a day, eh? Demmy, it's like the commencement of the rainy season in Bengal. But you'll find my carriage is watertight. Come along, my mother and Emmy are in the vestry."
"There is no reference to rough weather, and, indeed, the state of the vessel’s paint and rigging excludes the idea that she was abandoned for any such reason. She is perfectly watertight."
"a watertight alibi"
"a watertight contract"
"a watertight regulation"
"While the Nationwide League suffer the consequences of not having negotiated a watertight agreement with ITV Digital, the Premier League can be excused a smug smile of satisfaction over the deal they struck with the fallen digital company."

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water English tight English watertight From water + tight. Compare Scots wattirticht (“watertight”), West Frisian wetterticht (“waterproof”), Dutch waterdicht (“waterproof, watertight”), German wasserdicht (“watertight, waterproof”), Danish vandtæt (“watertight”), Swedish vattentät (“watertight, waterproof”).

more watertight (comparative) most watertight (superlative) water-tight (alternative)

nonwatertight watertightness

air-tight cold-tight draft-tight draught-tight drip-tight dust-tight gas-tight heat-tight

airtight air-tight coldtight cold-tight drafttight draft-tight draughttight draught-tight