# watery grave

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/watery-grave
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

The death (or loss of an inanimate object) due to drowning (sinking) in a body of water; or the underwater resting place of such a person or object.

## Examples

- The old ship met a watery grave during the storm.
- The heavy crate slipped off the boat and sank into its watery grave at the bottom of the lake.
- After the fierce gale tore the vessel apart, the sailors were lost to a watery grave beneath the churning waves of the Atlantic.

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