watertight
Example Sentences
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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
Kate says her home insurance company wouldn't pay out because the property had not been watertight.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
Extent of the flooding if the bulkhead had been watertight.
From Barron's • Dec. 2, 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
Like, each of us starts out as a watertight vessel.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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