watertight
Example Sentences
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He meant that US security guarantees needed approval from Congress in Washington DC to make them watertight.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 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
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
She would rebuild her platforms and make a watertight shelter.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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