English Dictionary

foundering

名詞

The act by which a vessel founders.

日本語の意味

船舶が水を取り込み、沈没する行為、つまり船が難破する過程

The investigation concluded that the foundering of the cargo ship resulted from structural failure and sudden flooding.

調査の結果、貨物船の沈没は構造的な欠陥と突発的な浸水が原因であると結論づけられた。

意味（1）

The act by which a vessel founders.

It's the nature of founderings that ships have buoyancy and are afloat one second, then lose buoyancy and sink the next.

founderings （ plural ）