English Explanatory Dictionary

sinking ship

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Something which is doomed; an impending debacle; an ongoing disaster.

Pronunciation

En-au-sinking ship.ogg

Word forms

sinking ship sinking ships

Synonyms

lost cause

Derived words

like rats from a sinking ship

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