Hindenburg article vocabulary

Cynthia B.
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  1. disaster
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
    The Hindenburg airship disaster at Lakehurst, New Jersey, 1937.
  2. injure
    cause bodily harm to
    The injured survivors include Captain Max Pruss, who was in charge of the airship.
  3. survivor
    one who lives through affliction
    The injured survivors include Captain Max Pruss, who was in charge of the airship.
  4. abandonment
    the act of giving something up
    The blow has been keenly felt in Germany, but our Berlin correspondent in a message indicates that there is no hint of abandonment of faith in the Zeppelins.
  5. include
    have as a part; be made up out of
    Photograph: Hulton Getty The death-toll in the disaster early yesterday morning to the world's largest airship, the Hindenburg, is now stated to be 33, including one member of the ground staff.
  6. identification
    the act of designating something
    Identification of the victims is very difficult, as the airship's manifest was lost in the fire.
Created on Mon Aug 26 17:08:55 EDT 2013

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