Foundering (Noun)
Meaning
(of a ship) sinking.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The crew's desperate attempts to save the vessel were in vain as it continued foundering in the stormy waters.
- As the waves crashed against the hull, the ship began foundering, its fate all but sealed.
- The Coast Guard received a distress call from a cargo ship that was foundering off the coast of Alaska.
- Rescue teams were dispatched to the scene where a fishing boat was foundering in the rough seas.
- Despite the best efforts of the salvage team, the oil tanker was foundering and would eventually succumb to the ocean's depths.