Boating Safety

3 words in this vocabulary list

adverb on or onto the shore or the bottom of a body of water

  • The ship ran aground on the rocks during the storm.
  • The boat got stuck aground on the sandbar.
  • We were aground for hours before help arrived.
  • His career seemed to be going aground after the scandal.

verb to overturn or cause to overturn in water; to overturn or upset

  • The boat's small size made it more likely to capsize in rough waters.
  • I heard that boat almost capsized during the storm last night!
  • Dude, did you see that boat totally capsize? Crazy!
  • Her emotions were so overwhelming, she felt like she was about to capsize.

noun a plural noun referring to a group of individuals who come after or follow others

preposition used as a preposition to indicate a position or location following or coming after something or someone

  • The afterguys of the company were responsible for cleaning up the office after events.
  • Hey, can you ask the afterguys to come by and tidy up the place?
  • I'll just leave it for the afterguys to deal with later.
  • In life, we all have our own afterguys who come in and help us clean up the messes we make.