abandon ship
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abandon ship
verb abandons ship · abandoning ship · abandoned ship
- To leave or forsake a ship due to its impending doom. However, an 8-inch shell takes out what's left of Hoel's engines, and the ship is rapidly overwhelmed by incoming fire. The order to abandon ship is given ten minutes later after trading fire with a Tone-class cruiser, and, fifteen minutes after that, the ship rolls over and sinks, Hoel clearly not
- To leave a person or organization when things become difficult.
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verb to leave or forsake a ship due to its impending doom
| Español | abandonar el barco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 배를 버리다 baereul beorida |
| 日本語 | 船を捨てる fune o suteru |
| हिन्दी | पोत छोड़ देना pot choṛ denā, पोत छोड़ना pot choṛnā, पोत त्यागना pot tyāgnā |
| Português | abandonar o navio |
| Français | quitter le navire |
| Русский | отка́зываться от корабля́ otkázyvatʹsja ot korabljá, оставля́ть кора́бль ostavljátʹ koráblʹ, броса́ть кора́бль brosátʹ koráblʹ, покида́ть кора́бль pokidátʹ koráblʹ |
verb to leave a person or organization when things become difficult
| Français | quitter le navire |
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@misc{abandon_ship_2026,
title = {abandon ship},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abandon%20ship},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
