titanic
part of speech
adjective (titanic; more titanic); proper noun (the Titanic)
meaning for a pupil
1) Extremely big, strong or important; huge. tree →
2) the Titanic: a giant British passenger ship that hit an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic on its first voyage in 1912; more than 1,500 people died. tree →
3) In Greek myths, to do with the Titans, a race of giant gods. tree →
sense in the lessons
In history lessons the Titanic is a famous disaster that taught people about safety at sea: there were not enough lifeboats, and afterwards the rules changed. As an ordinary adjective «titanic» describes something enormous — «a titanic struggle», «a titanic effort». Phrases: «the sinking of the Titanic», «a titanic battle».
examples
- The Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912. tree →
- People said the Titanic was unsinkable, but they were wrong. tree →
- There were not enough lifeboats on the Titanic for everyone. tree →
- The final was a titanic battle between the two best teams. tree →
- It took a titanic effort to clear the snow from the whole street. tree →
- In the myth, the gods fought a titanic war against the Titans. tree →
- My little brother's tantrum was titanic. tree →
note
Capital T and «the» for the ship: the Titanic. Small t for the adjective. Myth trap: the ship was never really «unsinkable»; that was a boast. «Titanic» is related to «titanium», a strong metal named after the Titans.
Trees and pragmatics
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