watertight

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YCT said the scheme was needed to ensure the building remained watertight and to safeguard its "internationally significant interior".

From BBC • May 14, 2026

After hitting the iceberg, five watertight compartments were breached, leading to Titanic sinking.

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

Tsui said he followed the inquest with "incredulity" as one witness after another dodged responsibility for the missing watertight door, a fault traced back to the ship's origin at a local shipyard.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

“If a ship isn’t watertight, where’d you be?”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham