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Leakresistant vs Leakproof - What's the difference?

leakresistant | leakproof |

Leakresistant is likely misspelled.


Leakresistant has no English definition.

As an adjective leakproof is

resistant to leaks; hermetic, sound; as of a dry cell battery.

leakresistant

Not English

Leakresistant has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

leakproof

English

Alternative forms

* leak-proof

Adjective

  • Resistant to leaks; hermetic, sound; as of a dry cell battery.
  • * 1904, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (Great Britain), Bulletin , Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (Great Britain) (1904), p. 22,
  • *:"In mining work difficult laying conditions, limited space, and movements of the ground, all combine to make the installation of a leakproof main with ordinary joints a very difficult matter."
  • * 1929, Victor Wilfred Pagé, Modern Aviation Engines: design-construction-operation and repair, […] , Norman W. Henley Publishing Company (1929), p. 1589,
  • *:"Leakproof tanks shall be provided on all airplanes for service use unless the tanks are completely protected by armor."
  • * 1967, Edward Locker Delmar-Morgan, Maintenance of Inboard Engines , Newnes (1967), p. 115,
  • *:"There are two subdivisions in the flashlight dry cell range, the ordinary cheap one and the better-quality leakproof cell."