Going Under (Noun)
Meaning
(of a ship) sinking.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The crew had to abandon ship quickly as the vessel was going under rapidly.
- Rescuers arrived at the scene just in time to see the ship going under the surface.
- Lifeboats were immediately deployed as the warning signs of the ship going under started to appear.
- They were unable to save the cargo as the ship was going under too quickly.
- The ship was going under and there was nothing anyone could do to stop it.