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What is meant by scuttling ship?
Sinking it deliberately to avoid it being of use to an enemy.
What is meant by a scuttling a ship?
Sinking it deliberately to avoid it being of use to an enemy.
What is meant by scutting a ship?
You probably are thinking of the word "scuttling" here. To scuttle a ship is to open holes in the hull and let in the water. It means to sink your own ship on purpose.
What meant by scuttling a ship?
It means to open valves to let sea water fill the ship, then to leave the ship to sink. In wartime, often done rather than let the enemy have the ship.
Scuttling a ship?
That is where the crew sinks their own ship. It was done to prevent the ship from falling into enemy hands.
What do you call it when you sink your own ship?
To scuttle a ship is to deliberately allow entry of water for the purpose of sinking it.
What does 'scuttling a ship' mean?
The scuttle is a hatchway between decks of a ship - when you scuttle a ship you deliberately allow it to fill with water and sink by opening these hatches (or by making hatches yourself with an axe).
What is a sentence for the word scuttling?
Scuttling is a verb which means moving quickly with short steps. It can be used in the following possible sentences:When the tide comes in, all the crabs start scuttling towards the rocks.The abandoned house is collapsing, and all the rats are scuttling away.It's started raining and you can see all the kids from the playground scuttling to get inside.
When did Scuttling of SMS Cormoran happen?
Scuttling of SMS Cormoran happened on 1917-04-07.
When did Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow happen?
Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow happened on 1919-06-21.
What rhymes with scuttling?
Shuttling rhymes with sculttling.
What is meant by dressing ship?
Cleaning the ship up and displaying flags and bunting.
