sailorproof
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]sailorproof (comparative more sailorproof, superlative most sailorproof)
- (humorous) Resistant to damage caused by sailors.
- Coordinate term: soldier-proof
- 1978, Coast Guard Engineer's Digest, numbers 198-204, page 50:
- Don't throw away those special tools though — 'cause, after all, nothing is absolutely sailorproof!
- 1981, Western Fisheries, volume 103, page 46:
- Vessels can be foolproof but not sailorproof