Meaning of lost with all hands | Babel Free

Definitions

Destroyed or sunk, with all passengers and crew having died in the process.

not-comparable

Examples

“On the other hand, HMS Colossus takes multiple hits from several battleships at once, having drifted closer to the German fleet than the rest of her squadron. She explodes as multiple magazine detonations rip the ship apart, and is lost with all hands.”

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