watertight
Example Sentences
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After hitting the iceberg, five watertight compartments were breached, leading to Titanic sinking.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Problems with mould were first identified by infection control teams more than three years ago when they spotted that plasterboard panels had been fitted or stored in the buildings before they were fully watertight.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
The crew needed a watertight soundstage for that scene, so they savvily constructed the set in the school’s empty pool, where overflowing water would not be an issue.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025
The crash should have flooded just two of the boat's six watertight compartments, but a missing door meant that three were compromised, dooming the vessel.
From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025
For probably the millionth time in my life, I wondered why everyone else got watertight brains, while mine was apparently Swiss cheese.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
