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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Does "slight jar" mean "a minor impact"?

I only find this definition for the word "jar": a sudden impact.

Context:

The iceberg that sank the Titanic was 'small' and only made a 'slight jar' when it struck: Rare document shows how the senior surviving officer tried to downplay the cause of the accident in insurance claim

  • Second officer Charles Lightoller had to file an insurance claim in New York
  • Said the giant ship hit a 'small low-lying iceberg' and made a 'slight jar'
  • Added that it was not the fault of the ship's staff that they didn't see obstacle
  • The Titanic was insured for $5million with 77 different insurers
  • Claim form is coming up for auction with estimated price of £12,000
  

Top answer

NL888 a sudden impact Yes. CJ

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NL888a sudden impact
Yes.

CJ
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Only a slight sudden impact. But how would the giant Titanic sink if the impact was so minor even without making an opening on the ship?
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NL888 Only a slight sudden impact. But how would the giant Titanic sink if the impact was so minor even without making an opening on the ship?
That's probably what the insurance company was asking.

(You don't seem to have understood that the person who said that was lying in order to deceive the insurance company and thereby collect a greater insuranc
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Thanks.
But, if you've read through the story, had the person succeeded in the decieving?
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NL888 had the person succeeded
I don't know. That was about 100 years ago, and nothing in your original post says what happened after the insurance claim was submitted at that time.

CJ
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