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Kursk

Kursk

2 8.9
A Russian nuclear submarine that sank in 2000 and killed all its crew
  • proper noun
: Kursk
  • It's the Kursk that's down.
  • Kursk submarine

Examples

  • « The Kursk is intact, » « and on the seabed. »

    Kursk (2018)

  • It's the Kursk.

    Kursk (2018)

  • We heard something happened to the Kursk.

    Kursk (2018)

  • Has anything happened to the Kursk?

    Kursk (2018)

  • An Oscar-II, the Kursk, departed Vidyayevo at 07:20.

    Kursk (2018)

  • « Speaking... for myself and the president I want to assure you » that we are doing everything in our power, to bring out the men, still on the Kursk.

    Kursk (2018)

  • It is the Kursk catastrophe that stands apart in every such list due to its technical complexity and public resonance.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The sinking of the Kursk submarine revealed Russia's technological, operational, and decision-making competence today.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The tragic sinking of the Russian submarine Kursk in 2000 remains one of the most infamous naval disasters in history.

  • In the Barents Sea, the Kursk was lost along with all 118 crew members during a routine exercise.

Surface Forms

Kursk main

Etymology

Kursk as the name of the submarine comes from the city Kursk, because navies often name ships after towns and places. That's why the same name can mean the famous Russian submarine that sank in 2000.