Open and Watertight

Open

Open adjective - Allowing passage without obstruction.

Watertight is an antonym for open.

Nearby Words: opening, openness, opened, opener

Watertight

Watertight adjective - Not allowing water to pass in or out.

Open is an antonym for watertight in topics: sealed, unable to be penetrated.

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Gray Lady Down Heroic Sacrifice: Neptune's XO stays in the rapidly-flooding control room in order to close a watertight hatch and save the men on the other side, while one of the junior officers stays at the ballast control panel to hold the valves open and right the boat.
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