watertight
Example Sentences
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Its general secretary Paul Nowak called for ministers to "finish the job as soon as possible", warning that secondary legislation to bring in the measures must be "watertight".
From BBC • Jan. 7, 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
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
First on the path is a big wooden barn, built as watertight and solid as the bridge, like it could last there forever if anyone asked it.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
