chavirage

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French

Etymology

From chavirer +‎ -age.

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Noun

chavirage m (plural chavirages)

  1. capsizing
    • 2015 October 31, “Migrants : Allemagne restreint les accès à sa frontière avec Autriche”, in Le Monde:
      Au large de île grecque de Kalymnos, les corps de 19 personnes, dont huit enfants et trois nourrissons, ont été retrouvés dans la matinée après le chavirage dans la nuit de leur bateau chargé environ 150 personnes.
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