DERELICTION


Meaning of DERELICTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌder-ə-ˈlik-shən, ˌde-rə- ]

noun

Date: 1597

1.

a. : an intentional abandonment

b. : the state of being abandoned

2. : a recession of water leaving permanently dry land

3.

a. : intentional or conscious neglect : delinquency

dereliction of duty

b. : fault , shortcoming

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.