forlis — meaning in English

English meaning

• loss noun The state of no longer having something you once had.
• shipwreck noun A ship that has sunk or been wrecked, or its remains.

Senses

forlis is used for these senses in English:

• loss (countable) Defeat; an instance of being defeated.
• shipwreck (countable, uncountable) An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
• sinking the process by which something sinks, or is sunk.

loss — full definition

1. noun The state of no longer having something you once had.
2. noun Defeat in a game, contest, or war.
3. noun The grief felt after someone close to you dies.
4. noun An amount of money spent or given up without a matching gain.

shipwreck — full definition

1. noun A ship that has sunk or been wrecked, or its remains.
2. noun Total disaster or ruin.
3. verb To destroy a ship through collision, grounding, or storm.

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