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

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

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

Water had leaked in and dripped down the stairs but he thought the bunker itself seemed pretty watertight.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy