Marchioness, the
a large boat which had been rented for a private birthday party when it was hit by another boat and sunk in the River Thames in London in 1989, killing 51 passengers. As a result of the accident, the rules for boats operating in the Thames were made stricter.

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mar‧chio‧ness /ˌmɑːʃəˈnes $ ˈmɑːrʃənəs/ noun [countable]

1. the wife of a marquis

2. a woman who has the rank of marquis

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Marchioness, the
a large boat which had been rented for a private birthday party when it was hit by another boat and sunk in the River Thames in London in 1989, killing 51 passengers. As a result of the accident, the rules for boats operating in the Thames were made stricter.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲