sinking ship
21ship — I UK [ʃɪp] / US noun [countable] Word forms ship : singular ship plural ships *** a) a very large boat used for carrying people or goods long distances His ship sailed from Pearl Harbor on Monday. a cargo/cruise/supply ship on board/aboard ship:… …
22ship — ship1 [ ʃıp ] noun count *** a very large boat used for carrying people or goods long distances: His ship sailed from Pearl Harbor on Monday. a cargo/cruise/supply ship on board/aboard ship: There were over 350 passengers aboard the ship. a.… …
23ship — noun 1》 a large seagoing boat. ↘a sailing vessel with a bowsprit and three or more square rigged masts. 2》 a spaceship. 3》 N. Amer. an aircraft. verb (ships, shipping, shipped) 1》 transport on a ship. ↘transport by other means. ↘dated …
24Ship Island (Mississippi) — Ship Island is the collective name for two barrier islands off the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, part of Gulf Islands National Seashore: East Ship Island and West Ship Island. Hurricane Camille split the once single island into 2 separate islands in …
25like rats from a sinking ship — adverb Quickly but in futility, away from a failing project …
26like rats leaving a sinking ship — behaving in a manner so as to save oneself before it is too late …
27like rats deserting a sinking ship — in a hurry to leave when problems develop …
28ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… …
29Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse — Infobox Military Conflict conflict= Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse caption= Prince of Wales (left, front) and Repulse (left, behind) under attack by Japanese aircraft. A destroyer Electra or Express is in the foreground. partof=World War… …
30Sinking ships for wreck diving sites — Explosives detonating to sink the HMNZS Wellington (F69) in 2005 Sinking ships for wreck diving sites is the practice of scuttling old ships to produce artificial reefs suitable for wreck diving, to benefit from commercial revenues from… …
