0 present participle of proof --
1 to treat a surface with a substance that will protect it against something, especially water --
The following statistics exclude industrial uses of pesticides, for example, for timber preservation, proofing of carpets and so forth.
For example, a single person earning £75 a week will save 87p in income tax as a result of the inflation proofing of the personal allowance.
Many of my constituents have complained to me about worthless guarantees, for example, from roofing or damp proofing contractors.
But she has given certain hostages to fortune in future benefits and inflation proofing.
We went in and did all the work on all the roofs and walls, the damp proofing and the rewiring.
It was aimed at repairs that are desperately required, in tenemental areas, to stairs, roofs and, where necessary, sound proofing.
The means of achieving continuity should be considered from the outset when dealing with, for example, structural stability, water exclusion, thermal insulation, sound insulation, fire protection, dampproofing and water proofing.
This arrangement, clearly emphasised by the gap between the roof and the loggia, acts as a thermal break and provides sound proofing from one house to the next.
