"avoid" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- She was badly damaged during one such bombardment in March and had to beach herself to avoid sinking.
- To avoid possible sinking or flipping of the barge, the captain dumped the rock.
- Cincinnati had already been rammed several times and was out action, fleeing to shallow water to avoid sinking.
- In May 1945, she struck a mine off Swinemünde and had to be grounded to avoid sinking.
- Driva was attacked by German aircraft several times and beached to avoid sinking.
- The idea is to avoid sinking, capsizing or falling in.
- To avoid sinking, the captain decided to beach the ship north of Cape Arago.
- Valiant had remained in steam and was able to avoid worse damage or sinking.
- All passengers were safely evacuated, but the ship had to be beached to avoid sinking.
- Only by rapidly dropping her weighted keel was the submarine able to avoid sinking.
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