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Meaning of Foundering | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The act by which a vessel founders.

Equivalents

العربية الإخفاق
Suomi kariutuminen
Svenska kantring

Examples

“It's the nature of founderings that ships have buoyancy and are afloat one second, then lose buoyancy and sink the next.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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