Unglücksfall

Definitions of Unglücksfall
  1. noun
    unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
    synonyms: Unglück
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    Tragödie
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
    Unfall
    an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
    Entgleisung
    an accident in which a train runs off its track
    Flutwelle
    an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide
    Flutwelle
    a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption
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