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What (who) is SCUTTLES - definition
ACT OF DELIBERATELY SINKING A SHIP BY ALLOWING WATER TO FLOW INTO THE HULL
Scuttled; Scuttling charges; Scuttling charge; Ship scuttling; Scuttles
![Fifty-two surrendered German submarines await scuttling at [[Lisahally]] on 12 June 1945](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/HMS Ferret surrendered Uboats.jpg?width=200 "Fifty-two surrendered German submarines await scuttling at [[Lisahally]] on 12 June 1945")
![SMS ''Hindenburg'']] at Scapa Flow](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/SMS Hindenburg scuttled.jpg?width=200 "SMS ''Hindenburg'']] at Scapa Flow")
Scuttled
·Impf & ·p.p. of Scuttle.
Scuttling
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Scuttle.
Scuttling
Scuttling is the deliberate sinking of a ship. 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.
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Scuttling
Scuttling is the deliberate sinking of a ship. 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.
Examples of use of SCUTTLES
1. The Illacme scuttles again, according to two biologists from East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C.
2. Instead, history scuttles crablike from side to side, taking a step and a half back for every two forward.
3. When faced with the imminent smell of danger from a cat, Delta D simply scuttles over, gives a friendly sniff and snuggles up in the feline‘s soft fur.
4. As she sobs and scuttles about in filthy straw, a grim voice intones: ‘A chimp has the mental and emotional age of a four–year–old child.
5. Golden moment: Robert Hardman lifts a giant tin on syrup The finished product scuttles off to join another batch on a cardboard tray.