sinkable
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Capable of being sunk: Describes an object or vessel that has the potential to be made to descend below the surface of a liquid, especially water, or to be deliberately destroyed by causing it to sink.
Usage
- The adjective "sinkable" is used to describe the inherent property of an object. It is typically used in contexts discussing naval architecture, maritime safety, or hypothetical scenarios.
- It is often used in the negative form "unsinkable" to describe something believed or claimed to be incapable of sinking.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The lifeboat was designed to be unsinkable, but the smaller dinghy was clearly sinkable.
- Any vessel made of standard materials is sinkable if it sustains enough damage.
- The naval exercise involved targeting sinkable practice hulls.
Advanced Usage
- "Proved to be sinkable": Used to state that something previously thought to be unsinkable was, in fact, capable of sinking.
- The famous ocean liner, once touted as unsinkable, tragically proved to be sinkable.
- In a metaphorical or abstract sense, it can describe an idea, plan, or venture that is vulnerable to failure.
- Without proper funding, the entire project is sinkable.
Variants and Related Words
- Sink (verb): To descend or cause to descend below the surface of a liquid.
- Unsinkable (adjective): Incapable of being sunk.
- Sinkability (noun, rare): The quality or state of being sinkable.
Synonyms
- Submersible: Capable of being put under water.
- Scuttleable: Capable of being deliberately sunk by creating holes (more specific).
Antonyms
- Unsinkable: Incapable of being sunk.
- Buoyant: Tending to float.
Adjective
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capable of being sunk
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