message in bottle
Shipwreck survivor's hope
A message in a bottle is a written note sealed in a container and cast into the sea, hoping currents will carry it to someone who might read it.
The practice dates to ancient times for distress signals and scientific study of ocean currents.
Figuratively, any communication sent hopefully into the unknown without certainty of reaching its recipient: Sending a résumé feels like tossing a message in a bottle.
- castawayShipwrecked and stranded person
- deserted islandLandmass without inhabitants
- shipwreckDestroyed vessel at sea
- lost at seaMissing in ocean waters
- oceanMassive saltwater body
drift · set adrift · shore · washed ashore · stranded · island · waves · high tide · cork · glass · sea · rescue · SOS · cry for help · letter · love letter · lost · hope
- nauticalanchor, anchor chain, anchors, boat, boats
- CastawaysRobinson Crusoe, castaway, Gilligan, shipwreck, stranded
- sea talespirate story, sea stories, sea story, mermaid tale, ghost ships
- seafaringship, sailors, ships, sail, sailor
- beachcombingseashell, shells, driftwood, sea glass, sand dollar
- sea lorekraken, mermaids, mermaid, sea serpent, sirens
message in bottleinstant message
Electronic text sent live
telephone call · text message · hotline · videoconference · phone call
message in bottleinstant messaging
Live online text communication
phone call · video call · live stream · simultaneous translation
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