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Definitions of scuttling in various dictionaries:
verb - to move about or proceed hurriedly
verb - to move hurriedly
SCUTTLING - Scuttling is the deliberate sinking of a ship by allowing water to flow into the hull. This can be achieved in several waysseacocks or hatches can be...
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| Dashing about and sinking the ship |
| In a hurry to be getting one's vessel down this way |
| Dashing hurriedly off sinking ship |
| Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles |
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| Mar 23 2010 Irish Times (Crosaire) |
| Jul 13 2004 The Telegraph - Cryptic |
| Jul 21 1997 Irish Times (Simplex) |
| Scuttling description |
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Scuttling is the deliberate sinking of a ship by allowing water to flow into the hull. * This can be achieved in several waysseacocks or hatches can be opened to the sea, or holes may be ripped into the hull with brute force or with explosives. Scuttling may be performed to dispose of an abandoned, old, or captured vessel; to prevent the vessel from becoming a navigation hazard; as an act of self-destruction to prevent the ship from being captured by an enemy force (or, in the case of a vessel engaged in illegal activities, by the authorities); as a blockship to restrict navigation through a channel or within a harbor; to provide an artificial reef for divers and marine life; or to alter the flow of rivers. |