water-hugging

comparative more water-hugging · superlative most water-hugging

1. covering; chemical or material; covering; chemical or materialthat prevents the water loss

   Water-hugging films slow water loss from the hair.

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   "So making sure your soil has plenty of water-hugging organic material is a good move."

   2009, Jeff Bredenberg, How to Cheat at Gardening and Yard Work: Shameless Tricks for Growing ...

2. a bridge; or a structure; a bridge; or a structurethat is located right over or right next to the water

   Water-hugging hotel, located on the end of the wharf and overhanging the harbour, has 280-degree views.

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   "With the decline of water travel, Manhattan turned increasingly in on itself, looking away from dilapidated piers and water-hugging industrial areas — its manufactories, its markets and its abattoirs — to a glorious new interior asset, Central Park, which became and remains the focus of public life."

   1999, Ann L. Buttenwieser, Manhattan Water-Bound: Manhattan's Waterfront from the Seventeenth Century ...