unsinkable

/ (ʌnˈsɪŋkəbəl) /

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adjective

not capable of sinking or being sunk

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Words nearby unsinkable

unsicker, unsight, unsighted, unsightly, unsigned, unsinkable, unsized, unskilful, unskilled, unskilled labor, unskillful

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How to use unsinkable in a sentence

My first reaction upon finishing it was to imitate the unsinkable Ursula and begin all over again.
Life After Life|Malcolm Jones|April 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The craft is rude and comfortless in the extreme and so constructed as to be nearly unsinkable if kept off the rocks.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
It is unsinkable for one thing, and, being flat-bottomed, slips over the waves instead of plowing through them.
Cap'n Eri|Joseph Crosby Lincoln
Seal the boat and she's unsinkable the way a corked bottle is.
The Syndic|C.M. Kornbluth

Also, battleships which should be unsinkable and provided with longer-range guns than those of the enemy would be required.
The Submarine in War and Peace|Simon Lake
Any surface ship, to meet fully the submarine menace, must be not only unsinkable, but it must also be indestructible.
The Submarine in War and Peace|Simon Lake

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