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 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
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
I didn’t exactly have a watertight cover story, and I raced to think of one as we approached the Priest Hole.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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