Titanic vs stern

Titanic

adj
  • Of a conflict or contest: involving equally powerful participants. 

  • Of or relating to the Titans, a race of giant gods in Greek mythology. 

  • Having great size, or great force, power, or strength. 

name
  • The R.M.S. Titanic, an ocean liner, supposedly unsinkable, that sank on its maiden voyage on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg. 

noun
  • A venture that fails spectacularly, especially one perceived as overconfident. 

stern

adj
  • Grim and forbidding in appearance. 

  • Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner. 

noun
  • A bird, the black tern. 

  • The tail of an animal; now used only of the tail of a dog. 

  • The hinder part of anything. 

  • The post of management or direction. 

  • The rear part or after end of a ship or vessel. 

verb
  • To propel or move backward or stern-first in the water. 

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