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

The ship also had a series of watertight compartments and could remain afloat if up to four were breached.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 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

According to Dr. Neville Armstrong, the Commission’s expert, fitting a watertight door to the access opening separating the tank room and the steering gear compartment would have prevented the immediate sinking of the Lamma IV.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

Written in a plethora of encryption systems, they ranged from the absurdly easy to the virtually watertight.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield