förlisning — meaning in English

English meaning

• shipwreck noun A ship that has sunk or been wrecked, or its remains.

Senses

förlisning is used for these senses in English:

• shipwreck (countable, uncountable) An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
• sinking the process by which something sinks, or is sunk.

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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