épave — meaning in English
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English meaning
- derelict adj Abandoned and left to fall into disrepair.
- flotsam noun Wreckage or debris found floating on water, especially from a shipwreck.
- hulk noun A large, bulky ship, especially an old one that is no longer seaworthy.
- salvage noun The rescue of a ship, its cargo, or other property from damage or loss, or the property recovered this way.
- shipwreck noun A ship that has sunk or been wrecked, or its remains.
- wreck noun The remains of a vehicle, ship, or structure that has been destroyed or badly damaged.
Senses
épave is used for these senses in English:
- derelict (uncountable, specifically, law) Property abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery and no expectation of being returned to its owner; (countable) an item of such property, especially a ship.
- derelict (countable, dated) An abandoned or forsaken person; an outcast, a waif.
- flotsam Debris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck.
- flotsam and jetsam (nautical) That which has been discharged from a ship or boat, especially on the ocean or a sea, (flotsam unintentionally and jetsam intentionally).
- hulk (by extension) A non-functional but floating ship, usually stripped of equipment and rigging, and often put to other uses such as accommodation or storage.
- shipwreck A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy; a ruined vessel or its remains.
- wreck Something or someone that has been ruined.
derelict — full definition
- adj Abandoned and left to fall into disrepair.
- noun Property, or occasionally a person, abandoned and left with nobody to care for it.