Titanic
Iceberg's famous victim
Titanic is the British ocean liner that sank on its maiden voyage in 1912 after striking an iceberg, killing over 1,500 passengers and crew.
The disaster became a cultural touchstone for hubris and catastrophe—the ship had been called unsinkable.
References to the Titanic often invoke doomed ventures or spectacular failure: rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. (Lowercase titanic means enormously powerful.)
Floating glacial fragment
- sinkingFalling through water
- maiden voyageShip's initial journey
- SouthamptonEnglish Channel coastal metropolis
- White Star LineHistoric British shipping firm
ocean liner · hull · bow · stern · propeller · deck · steerage · first class
Those who suffer harm
- survivorsThose still alive after
- rescueSave from harm
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
- drowningDeath by water inhalation
tragedy · memorial · inquiry · regulations · safety · loss · death toll · bodies
Unable to be submerged
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- fatePredetermined course of events
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
downfall · overconfidence · pride · nemesis · cautionary tale · symbolism · epic · legendary
Movie or coating
- CameronScottish personal name
- JackMale court card
- bandGroup playing music together
- unsinkableUnable to be submerged
DiCaprio · hubris · arrogance · class divide · romance · necklace · blockbuster · Oscar
British period 1901-1910
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- exhibitionPublic display of items
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- BelfastNorthern Ireland's capital
shipyard · Atlantic crossing · wireless telegraphy · class divide · centenary
Scattered broken fragments
- BallardSeattle waterfront district
- discoveryAct of finding something
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- submersibleUnderwater exploration vehicle
ROV · artifacts · ocean floor · preservation · rust · deterioration · debris field · exploration
iceberg
Floating glacial fragment
- sinkingFalling through water
- maiden voyageShip's initial journey
- SouthamptonEnglish Channel coastal metropolis
White Star Line · ocean liner · hull · bow · stern · propeller · deck · steerage · first class · captain
victims
Those who suffer harm
- survivorsThose still alive after
- rescueSave from harm
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
drowning · tragedy · memorial · inquiry · regulations · safety · loss · death toll · bodies · recovery
unsinkable
Unable to be submerged
metaphor · downfall · overconfidence · pride · nemesis · cautionary tale · symbolism · epic · legendary · infamous
film
Movie or coating
DiCaprio · unsinkable · hubris · arrogance · class divide · romance · necklace · blockbuster · Oscar · Celine Dion
Edwardian era
British period 1901-1910
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- exhibitionPublic display of items
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
Belfast · shipyard · Atlantic crossing · wireless telegraphy · class divide · centenary
debris
Scattered broken fragments
- BallardSeattle waterfront district
- discoveryAct of finding something
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
submersible · ROV · artifacts · ocean floor · preservation · rust · deterioration · debris field · exploration · sonar
- moviesblockbuster, film, films, Jurassic Park, The Matrix
- Atlantic OceanNorth Atlantic, South Atlantic, Gulf Stream, Bermuda Triangle, Sargasso Sea
- Titaniciceberg, sinking, lifeboats, maiden voyage, White Star Line
- 1997 eventsPrincess Diana death, Hong Kong handover, Dolly the sheep, Tony Blair, Kyoto Protocol
- blockbustersAvengers, Harry Potter, Finding Nemo, The Dark Knight, Spider-Man
- Disaster Films2012, Armageddon, Deep Impact, The Day After Tomorrow, The Towering Inferno
Titanictiny
Extremely small in size
minuscule · microscopic · miniature · diminutive · small
TitanicCarpathia
Famous rescue steamship
survivor · Queen Mary 2 · rescue vessel · unsinkable · rescued
TitanicApollo 11
First manned lunar landing
Empire State Building · Golden Gate Bridge · Panama Canal · Hoover Dam · Sydney Opera House
- Teen TitansAdolescent superhero group
- RMS TitanicFamously sunk ocean liner
- Titanic sinkingOcean liner's fatal collision
- greek titan
- industry titan
- Remember the Titans