transitive. To cut or bore a hole or holes in the sides or bottom of (a vessel, boat, etc. for the purpose of sinking her). Hence, by extension: to…
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > shipwreck > cause to suffer shipwreck [verb (transitive)] > cause to sink > intentionally (2) scuttle1642 transitive. To cut or bore a hole or holes in the sides or bottom of (a vessel, boat, etc. for the purpose of sinking her). Hence, by extension: to… scupper1976 To sink (a vessel) deliberately; = scuttle, v.2 1a (with which it is sometimes confused). |
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