unsinkableadjective
/ʌnˈsɪŋ.kə.bəl//ʌnˈsɪŋ.kə.bəl/unsinkable adjective (SHIP)
If a ship or a boat is unsinkable, it cannot be sunk:
An iceberg sank the "Titanic" - a ship they claimed was unsinkable.
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- More than 1,500 lives were lost in the accident, which occurred when the supposedly unsinkable ship hit an iceberg.
- Proclaimed to be unsinkable, the battleship was destroyed after the Reconnaissance Unit spotted her at sea.
- the role of USS Great Britain as Nato's unsinkable aircraft carrier
- They hoped to gain some 'secret' military information about the fleet, such as how it was possible to sink a supposedly unsinkable ship.
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Staying afloat, capsizing & sinking
- bail
- bail sth out
- ducking
- go
- go under
- ground
- keel
- keel over
- refloat
- resurface
- ride
- ride sth out
- right
- run
- run aground/ashore idiom
- sank
- scupper
- scuttle
- submerge
- sunken
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unsinkable adjective (PERSON)
full of energy and enthusiasm, and not able to be defeated or to fail:
She was staying with her grandmother, the unsinkable Olga.
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- It is a powerful coming-of-age tale in which tragedy is trumped by an unsinkable faith in human nature.
- Among the fine crop of guest stars are Denis Lawson, Reece Dinsdale and the unsinkable Sylvia Sims.
- the unsinkable Dolly Parton, who has a big brain under that big yellow wig
- It has become clear that she follows in the great British tradition of unsinkable good-time girls best exemplified by Lily Savage
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Energetic and lively
- a spring in your step idiom
- alive
- barnstorming
- be alive and well/kicking idiom
- be as fresh as a daisy idiom
- bounce
- frisky
- frolicsome
- fury
- go-getter
- high-spirited
- indefatigable
- lively
- playful
- refreshing
- sprightly
- spry
- supercharged
- tear into sth
- throw yourself into sth
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