unsinkable

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unsinkable

adjective more unsinkable · most unsinkable

  1. of ships That cannot be sunk. Any true Grecophile will understand when I say that the unsinkable condom and the smell of shit which precede the moment of illumination make it more exciting when it happens.

    Similar: sinkproof

  2. figuratively That cannot be overcome or defeated. unsinkable optimism

noun unsinkables

  1. A ship that was designed to be unsinkable. As the construction and preparation of the unsinkables would require six weeks or two months , I thought it best to make report of my plan to the admiral before the departure from Key West .

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adj of a ship: that cannot be sunk

日本語不沈 fuchin
Françaisinsubmersible
Deutschunsinkbar
Ελληνικάαβύθιστος avýthistos, ακαταβύθιστος akatavýthistos
Русскийнепотопля́емый nepotopljájemyj

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@misc{unsinkable_2026,
  title = {unsinkable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unsinkable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}