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Foundering vs Capsizing - What's the difference?

foundering | capsizing |

As verbs the difference between foundering and capsizing

is that foundering is while capsizing is .

As nouns the difference between foundering and capsizing

is that foundering is the act by which a vessel founders while capsizing is an overturning of a boat etc.

foundering

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which a vessel founders.
  • * 2004 , Mark L. Thompson, Graveyard of the Lakes
    • It's the nature of founderings that ships have buoyancy and are afloat one second, then lose buoyancy and sink the next.

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    capsizing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An overturning of a boat etc.