watertight
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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
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
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
For the first time in human experience, people now had watertight containers readily available in any desired shape.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
