Usually means: Resists penetration by water effectively.
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General (18 matching dictionaries)
  1. water-repellent: Merriam-Webster
  2. water-repellent: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. water-repellent: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. water-repellent, water-repellent: Collins English Dictionary
  5. water-repellent: Vocabulary.com
  6. water-repellent: Wordnik
  7. water-repellent: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. water-repellent: Wiktionary
  9. water-repellent: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. water-repellent: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. water-repellent: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. water-repellent: Dictionary.com
  13. water-repellent: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  14. Water-repellent: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  15. water-repellent: Rhymezone
  16. water-repellent: FreeDictionary.org
  17. water-repellent: Mnemonic Dictionary
  18. water-repellent: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. water-repellent: Encyclopedia

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Lake and Water Word Glossary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (water-repellent)

adjective:  That slows the penetration of water (but is not waterproof).
noun:  Alternative form of water repellent [(textiles, chemistry) A chemical used to make fabric water-repellent.]

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