unsinkable
pronunciation
How to pronounce unsinkable in British English:
UK ['ʌn'sɪŋkəbl]
How to pronounce unsinkable in American English:
US [ʌn'sɪŋkəbəl]
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- Adjective:
- incapable of being sunk
Word Origin
- unsinkable (adj.)
- 1650s, from un- (1) "not" + sinkable (see sink (v.)).
Example
- 1. People thought the ship was unsinkable .
- 2. Unsinkable molly brown & rescuer capt. rostron poster .
- 3. They thought the titanic was unsinkable .
- 4. The ship had been considered unsinkable .
- 5. Science is taking us back in time to witness the sinking of the unsinkable titanic .