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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
unsinkable

1650s, from un- (1) "not" + sinkable (see sink (v.)).

Wiktionary
unsinkable

a. Of a ship that cannot be sunk mainly due to fortified walls and clever engineering.

WordNet
unsinkable

adj. incapable of being sunk; "they thought the Titanic was unsinkable" [ant: sinkable]

Usage examples of "unsinkable".

In Longsaddle, where prejudice was secondary to the fanatical curiosity of the unsinkable Harpells, he had been placed on display like some mutated farm animal, mentally poked and prodded.

Helicopters are more used than they were formerly, bombing planes have been largely superseded by self-propelled projectiles, and the fragile movable battleship has given way to the almost unsinkable Floating Fortress.

The man in the Oval Office aged quickly, and the Ship of State chugged on, unsinkable and unsteerable, with no known destination.