watery grave

1.
Generalneutralliterary
- Death by drowning or by being lost and buried at sea.
- A grave located in water; burial beneath the surface of a body of water.
2.
Generalfigurativeliterary
- A state of destruction, oblivion, or ruin likened to burial in water.
- An irreversible and final end, often used metaphorically to describe the demise of a person, thing, or hope.

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