Abandoned ship meaning

Noun: abandoned ship

Pronunciation: (u’ban-dund ship)

Abandoned ship meaning:

• A ship abandoned on the high seas

Synonyms: derelict

Derived forms: abandoned ships
Quotations:

1. David Wong – You see, Frank found out the hard way that the dark things lurking in the night don’t haunt old houses or abandoned ships. They haunt minds.
2. Ben Macintyre – Philby would later frame his decision as one of ideological purity, consistent with the total commitment to the Soviet Union he had made at the age of twenty-one. He did what he did, in his own estimation, out of pure political conviction, the guiding principle of his life. He looked with disdain on others who had seen the horrors of Stalinism and abandoned ship. I stayed the course, he wrote, in the confident faith that the principles of the Revolution would outlive the aberration of individuals.

Sample sentences:

1. He snarled, and the few teeth he had remaining protruded like they wished they had abandoned ship with their comrades years ago.
2. But what about Lauren? Kat asked. We can’t just leave her here. She and Xairn are right behind us, Lock said. I saw them as we were leaving. Don’t worry, they can meet us on the beach. Until then, Xairn will take care of her. How can you be sure? Kat insisted as they began walking again. The old battlefield was in sight now she could see some of the wrecked and abandoned ships littering the dusty, barren plain. Didn’t you see the way he looked at her? Deep shook his head. Don’t worry, Kat, he’ll die before he lets her come to harm.
3. Of the many shocking and wrenching images that have come from the sinking of the Sewol ferry, one that stands out for me depicts the vessel’s captain head bowed and covered by a hood standing on dry land admitting he had abandoned ship.
4. The captain of the Sewol ferry in South Korea could face a criminal investigation amid unconfirmed claims he abandoned ship after it capsized with over 470 passengers, most of them school students, on board.
5. The way prosecutors tell it, Francesco Schettino is an “idiot” who is not only to blame for the crash of the Costa Concordia, but who abandoned ship like a coward, ahead of most of his passengers.
6. The fashion world tripped over its platform shoes this week at the news that Mulberry’s creative director Emma Hill had abandoned ship.
7. Abdullah Kurdi says the captain of the boat his family boarded abandoned ship less than four minutes into the journey.
8. The people-smugglers in charge have abandoned ship, leaving the passengers lives in the hands of Italian rescue crews.
9. An abandoned ship rumored to be overtaken by starving rats is allegedly bound for the United Kingdom.