What's the difference between thack and weatherproof?

Thack


Definition:

  • () Alt. of Thacker

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Weatherproof


Definition:

  • (a.) Proof against rough weather.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A man stands up, spreads his arms wide and sings: “We love you Brian, we do.” He is instantly joined in the chant by a cluster of zealots dressed, like he is, from bobble hat to weatherproof boots in the royal blue and white livery of Sarpsborg 08 football club.
  • (2) I use SealSkinz ( £36 ), which are comfortable, flexible and weatherproof.
  • (3) Nearly 60,000 of these households had dependent children During 2006-07, the housing charity Shelter worked with nearly 3,900 street homeless in England 8.1 million homes in England fail to meet the government's decent homes standard – the basic standard to ensure housing is warm, weatherproof and reasonably modern There are currently more than 750,000 empty homes in England made up of surplus flats built for buy-to-let landlords, failed private rented properties and homes left empty pending delayed regeneration schemes In 2006-07, 554,000 households in England were overcrowded 700,000 people are on waiting lists for an affordable home in rural England – 37% more than were on waiting lists in 2003.
  • (4) The design – a wooden frame, insulation and weatherproof shell – was the prototype for what became known as the Segal self-build method.
  • (5) It means the total number of car parking spaces will remain the same (500), but will be weatherproofed.
  • (6) In the wake of the problems caused by heavy rain at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone and scheduling issues at Wimbledon, sports minister Hugh Robertson said that the government had been reassured that most of the venues were "reasonably weatherproof".
  • (7) Under her new name, Sarah Coot, she applied for a patent in 1844 for caulking (weatherproofing) ships.

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