unsinkable

Meanings

• adjective

  Capable of not sinking or being submerged in water.

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Rhymes

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sinkable , drinkable , thinkable

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Variants

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unsinkable

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Etymology

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From the English word 'sink' meaning to go down into water and the prefix 'un-' meaning not.

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Trivia

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1. The RMS Titanic, despite being famously 'unsinkable', sank on its maiden voyage in 1912.

2. The term 'unsinkable' was first used in print in the English language in 1785.

3. The longest unsinkable ship in history is the Japanese cargo ship 'Endurance Maru No. 5', which is 332 meters long.

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Related Concepts

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1. buoyancy: The ability of an object to float in water due to its internal structure.

2. unsinkable ship: A ship that is designed or fortified to remain afloat even in extreme conditions.

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Culture

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The term 'unsinkable' is often used metaphorically to describe something that is extremely robust or reliable, not easily damaged or defeated.

How to Memorize "unsinkable"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize an object, such as a ship or a buoy, that remains afloat in water despite efforts to make it sink.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'unsinkable' with something that is strong, reliable, and unyielding.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Unsinkable Ship' to remember the definition: Un = not, Sink = sink, able = able to not sink.

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