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Definition of Nonsinkable
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonsinkable
Literary usage of Nonsinkable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New York Times Current History (1917)
"... as to make the ship practically nonsinkable; or, if attack from the air is
dangerous, reserve tonnage may be drawn upon for aero defense—and so on. ..."
2. Naval Power in the War: (1914-1917) by Charles Clifford Gill (1918)
"... such as a series of outer and inner bottoms so constructed and subdivided as
to make the ship practically nonsinkable; or, if attack from the air is ..."
3. Memoirs of the Miami Valley by John Calvin Hover (1919)
"Twenty-five nonsinkable steel boats ply up and down the two rivers filled with
happy crowds; hundreds of children are to be found in the playground every ..."
4. Naval Power in the War (1914-1918) by Charles Clifford Gill (1919)
"... to supply suitable protection, such as a series of outer and inner bottoms so
constructed and subdivided as to make the ship practically nonsinkable; ..."
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