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  1. scuttled

    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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  1. Scuttled

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of scuttled in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of scuttled in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of scuttled in a Sentence

  1. Tony Nunan:

    There's always a chance (an agreement) could be scuttled. June 30 is a self-imposed deadline, so it could be put off.

  2. Stephen James:

    The French had blockaded the port of Savannah, getting ready to attack, they scuttled these troop transports to keep The French out and basically saved the city early on from being taken over. They plugged the channel to where... The French could not come up and take the city.

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